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Aim high but keep it real

MIND GAMES Phil Slade

There's a quote stuck on my wall that I try to live by every day in order to achieve and push myself beyond what I think I am capable of: “Better to aim high and miss than aim low and hit!”

However, my business partner, Roshelle, doesn't much like this saying. For her, it means we get caught in a bit of a cycle of failure, often depriving us of the confidence and strength that can come from

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