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When you put yourself \u201cout there,\u201d with acts of courage, by stepping into the spotlight, articulating your ideas, extending a helping hand, or expressing yourself – you will have to play defense as you begin getting closer to victory. If you don\u2019t want to play the defensive team, then stay on the bench. It\u2019s cozy there, comfortable, safe. Your defeatist thoughts, fear of criticism, bad breaks, and fear of rejection – that<\/em> team has some big, mean, ugly players. It takes two things to win: 1.) A belief that you can, and 2.) stepping out, onto the field. Are you ready to play, yet?<\/p>\n\n\n\n Maybe coach is saying to you, \u201cGet out there<\/em>.\u201d It might be a circuitous path, with a few tackles, but there will be <\/em>an opening to your prize. You just have to believe that you can<\/em> win that loving relationship that you\u2019ve longed for; you can have that amazing promotion that you deserve; you can take that extraordinary opportunity that’s come to you; or you will <\/em>see that brilliant idea turn into a fortuitous enterprise. But fair warning, putting yourself on the field, especially as you encroach the end zone, will invite Goliath and all of his ugly buddies, poised to stop you. From the sidelines, you\u2019ve seen others score, big time. And it\u2019s OK to be a cheerleader. But if you want to score, the end zone is not in the bleachers. Maybe it\u2019s your turn to put on a uniform? Don\u2019t worry, it comes with all of the protective gear that you need. When you get close enough to victory, you\u2019ll see that the ugly faces of the opposition were nothing more than an illusion, anyway. Don\u2019t retract every time the defensive team pushes back. They\u2019re just trying to scare you, but that\u2019s never enough to stop you from scoring, big time. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Saturday, June 18, 2022 When you put yourself \u201cout there,\u201d with acts of courage, by stepping into the spotlight, articulating your ideas, extending a helping hand, or expressing yourself – you will have to play defense as you begin getting closer to victory. If you don\u2019t want to play the defensive team, then stay on […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[869],"class_list":["post-1917","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-morning-motivation","tag-score-only-if-you-play"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t