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The F Word – Monroe Journal, August 11, 2016

The F Word – Monroe Journal, August 11, 2016

by peteblack4ua@gmail.com | Oct 17, 2017 | Overcoming Failure, Success

No, not that F word – shame on some of you. Fail – it’s a four-letter word that we’re all too familiar with. We worry about doing it, do everything we can to avoid it, and when it happens it makes us feel downright awful about ourselves. It doesn’t matter what...
Success is Like an Iceberg – Monroe Journal, May 4, 2017

Success is Like an Iceberg – Monroe Journal, May 4, 2017

by peteblack4ua@gmail.com | Sep 26, 2017 | Overcoming Obstacles, Success

Icebergs are formed when huge chunks of fresh water glaciers break off into an ocean. They are commonly found in the Arctic and Antarctic Oceans. Roughly 10% of an iceberg’s volume can be seen above the ocean surface with most of the ice submerged below the...
The Last American Baseball Glove – Monroe Journal, September 7, 2017

The Last American Baseball Glove – Monroe Journal, September 7, 2017

by peteblack4ua@gmail.com | Sep 14, 2017 | Adversity, Perserverance, Persistence, Success

Nocona, Texas, population 3,033, was once the “Leather Goods Center of the Southwest.” The two-stoplight town, located about 100 miles northwest of Dallas, has been home to a number of boot and belt companies dating back to the cattle drives 150 years ago. Most of the...
Burt’s Bees – Monroe Journal, December 24, 2013

Burt’s Bees – Monroe Journal, December 24, 2013

by peteblack4ua@gmail.com | Aug 16, 2017 | Rising Above Circumstances, Success, Underdogs

After only one semester at the University of Massachusetts, Roxanne Quimby told her father she was dropping out of school to follow her boyfriend, George, to the San Francisco Art Institute to pursue oil painting. Her father had expected her to get an MBA from the...
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