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Jill Weisenberger's Article: Just Do It !

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The first article that was interesting is Being the Amazing RD that Changes Lives from Chere Bork. I like this article because it is motivational. Chere is straightforward in her explanations, her philosophy is that we are our own master; we control our life according to our beliefs and what we choose to focus on, which can be either positive or negative. Furthermore, she states that our expectations can change by focusing on what we really desire, and emphasizes on the fact that we posses everything to realize our dream. Basically discourage and pessimism should be banned from our vocabulary, and we should start doing what we want to do with confidentiality.

The second article that I found interesting is: Just Do It! by Jill Weisenberger.

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