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Thanksgiving by Lisa Vrooman

Thanksgiving by Lisa Vrooman

As we approach this week’s day of Thanksgiving, each of us will most certainly be taking time to pause and reflect on the blessings in our lives. When we enter into gratefulness, we open ourselves to...

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Getting Stuck

Getting Stuck

I was asked what I do when I get stuck, and it has taken me a few days to really think about it. I am very fortunate; I have an internal drive that many do not have.  I wish it was as easy as that,...

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Fixing flats – by Michele VanDusen

Fixing flats – by Michele VanDusen

At the beginning of the year, someone asked me a question – a question that seemed unnatural to me. “What do you want?” “What do I want?” I was thrown off guard because I naturally think in terms of...

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Set the Standard

Set the Standard

I’ve always wondered why rules are so hard to follow. Have you ever felt that way? It seems that when there is a rule, I gravitate to it. The rule is like the front porch light, and I’m the bug –...

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Opportunity to Dream

Opportunity to Dream

Last week I was speaking to a group of 6th grade classes at a middle school about dreams. Giving up on my dreams was a large part of how I ended up almost 500 pounds, feeling helpless and hopeless...

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Winning The Right Way

Winning The Right Way

Winning takes courage The Biggest Loser was the most competitive season of my life. Before I made it onto the cast of Season 8 Second Chances, my doctor painted me a grim outlook. “Danny, at your...

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Courage is Not the Absence of Fear

Courage is Not the Absence of Fear

I can be extremely self-conscious about my abilities from time to time. I am considered “the crazy guy,” the out of the box thinker. I travel all over the country speaking about crazy ideas and...

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Maybe you Have a Hidden Agenda

Maybe you Have a Hidden Agenda

I see it every January. People set New Year’s resolutions, only to watch them go down in flames a few weeks later. It’s not January yet, but have you ever set a goal or had a desire that just kept...

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Get it in Gear!

Get it in Gear!

One thing I have found is true in my own life is Newton’s first law of motion which simply says “An object at rest will remain at rest unless acted on by an unbalanced force. An object in motion...

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