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The Acceptance Paradox

11/13/2014
John Grubbs
It is interesting how truly ironic life can be when you are able to view it through the portal of wisdom. Experience is a valued old master that cannot be replicated no matter how much we try. Our need to be accepted as teenagers is a significant barrier to success as adults. As adults, we must often be different in order to achieve success. The average student, worker, singer, or athlete is rarely blessed with success by most definitions. The acceptance paradox states that the need to be accepted during one stage in life can actually prevent success in another....

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