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Oh Sure, I Have Lots Of Fears. My Job Is To Conquer My Fears. The Irony Of Being A Performer Is That I Have Huge Insecurities. Each Of Us Is Responsible For What Happens In Our Lives. When Good Things Happen, We Take Ownership, But When Bad Things Happen We Often Don't Take Responsibility. There Are No Mistakes Or Accidents. Consciousness Is Everything And All Things Begin With A Thought. We Are Responsible For Our Own Fate. We Reap What We Sow, We Get What We Give And We Pull In What We Put Out.

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Oh Sure, I Have Lots Of Fears. My Job Is To Conquer My Fears. The Irony Of Being A Performer Is That I Have Huge Insecurities. Each Of Us Is Responsible For What Happens In Our Lives. When Good Things Happen, We Take Ownership, But When Bad Things Happen We Often Don't Take Responsibility. There Are No Mistakes Or Accidents. Consciousness Is Everything And All Things Begin With A Thought. We Are Responsible For Our Own Fate. We Reap What We Sow, We Get What We Give And We Pull In What We Put Out.

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