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Do You Like To Play The Game or Just In It For The Trophy?

By Kathy Gottberg
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Like the game or just going after the trophy?

The other day during my morning walk I was listening to a talk by Abraham-Hicks who is the author of The Law Of Attraction.   I find that listening to talks while walking makes the time go quickly, and if I’m listening to something uplifting I start my day in a positive way.  During that particular morning Abraham-Hicks was responding to a question from a young man who wanted to know why it was taking so long for his dreams to be realized.  Like many people, he wanted to know if he was doing something wrong or if there was something he could do to make it happen faster.  That’s when Abraham-Hicks asked the young man a question that made me stop, rewind my iPod and listen again.  She asked, “Do you think any successful person is doing what they do just for the trophy?  Or do you think they love the game?”  When I heard those questions I knew it applied to most people, myself included, in more ways than we usually consider. [Read more…]

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Kathy Gottberg is an author with seven published books and hundreds of articles covering dozens of topics in the last 35 years. Along with her books, her passion today is SMART Living 365 where she explores ideas and experiences that help to create a meaningful, sustainable, compassionate and rewarding life for herself and others. Beyond that, she lives with Thom, her best friend and soul mate in Tucson, AZ.

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