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   William Wood

   Oct 12, 2016 at 9:56 pm

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   Aboidun Olalekan Joseph

   Feb 26, 2015 at 4:27 pm

   Its unfortunate i could not watch the video due to bad internet connection in nigeria,but please if there is any written messages kindly send it to my email,hope to read from you soon thanks.

   Joseph.

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   Stephen Reed

   Feb 16, 2015 at 3:29 pm

   Hi Joel

   That is a cracking little video from Jack Delosa, and it’s incredibly powerfull in my opinion.

   We all see the past, the alleged successes, and painful failures as things that should be cherished…or forgotten. In reality, EVERYTHING has something to offer us as we strive to learn, grow, achieve our goals.

   It’s so easy to apportion blame, see a ‘negative’ experience as a reason for embarrassment or shame, when in reality, none of these experiences are really success or failure, just results of a test. A test that does not produce the desired outcome is almost MORe valuable than something that produces just the results you hoped for, or were expecting.

   It’s really hard to see it that way sometimes, but I think Jack’s video demonstrates that, even with some pretty terrible experiences, people can still come through and be happy, successful, and extremely inspiring.

   I’ve been through some adversity myself, luckily (touch wood) no deaths in my close family (other than grandparents), but I have struggled with anxiety for a lot of my life, feeling overwhelmed at the apparent enormity of the taks of building a business, creating a good income, even when I know deep down that I am very capable of achieving success in pretty much any area I choose.

   In fact, I lay on my bed one day with my wife (don’t worry, we were both fully clothed), and talked about why I feel like I am never going to ‘make it’. By the time I reflected on my life, I realised that I had succeeded in so much more than I had ‘failed’ at. But, for many of us, it’s a lifelong battle against self doubt. We just need to learn from all our experiences and experiments and dust ourselves down and keep on going.

   This video, as well as your site as a whole, is a great asset to those working away to create success in their lives, whatever that means to them. So thank you for creating something special.

   -S

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     Joel Brown

     Feb 17, 2015 at 3:39 am

     Great to hear you enjoyed it Stephen! Thanks for sharing your story with us. The adversities only make us stronger 🙂

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   Naomi Teeter

   Feb 2, 2015 at 9:47 pm

   Love how Jack is reframing the adversities he’s had in life! When we shift our perspective and see things “in a different light”… that’s where the magic is!

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