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How One Number Can Create Opportunity Or Cause Self-Destruction

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Jim Jansen
Jan 12, 2024
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One number can either motivate me or sink me further into self-destruction.

300 pounds.

A few words come to mind when I look down at the scale and see it. But one word, in particular, hits me like a wave in the ocean that just overtakes and knocks me right on my ass when I see that number.

Failure.

I’ve seen this number multiple times in my life. 300 pounds…

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