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77-DAY CHALLENGE: LESSONS

FROM YOUR JOURNEY

Darren LaCroix, AS, WCPS

My mentor, Patricia Fripp, CSP, CPAE said,:
“Tell me what you say you want, show me one week
of your life, and you and I will both know if you’ll ever
achieve it.”

Wow! Truth bomb! She says that it is easy to say
you want anything, but it will never happen unless
you are making weekly progress. Yikes!
Can you produce 17 minutes of progress towards

your dream every day? I will, and I’m taking you
along for the ride with me during this challenge.
Join me on my journey and see the struggle. Even
better, share your own lessons from your journey.

Up for your challenge?
Nine years ago, I was at a mastermind meeting
with my friends and fellow speakers, Mike Rayburn
and Marilyn Sherman. At Mike’s prompting, we

went around the table and shared our big, crazy,
ridiculous dreams. When it came to my turn, I
sheepishly said, “Well, I have always loved real-life
inspirational movies, and well, um, err, maybe, I ‘d

like to have someone turn my story into a movie.”
After a long pause, I apologetically finished with,
“But who am I to have a movie made about my life?”

Washington DC 2016—Darren LaCroix bows to the audience after
being awarded the Accredited Speaker designation

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