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		<title>“ No Wasted Journey”</title>
		<description><![CDATA[With the death of the Wales football manager Gary Speed, the former Sale Sharks rugby player Selorm Kuadey and people like ex England Cricketer Andrew Flintoff speaking of his experiences, the awareness of depression in sport has increased. These are some of my thoughts on the subject as someone who has come back from severe [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The 12 Hidden Laws of Olympic Performance</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Law One A Top Performance is an Inspired Performance “This was the most splendid team performance” Lord Sebastian Coe, after winning the Olympic bid No one gets to the top of their game on their own − not even competitors in solo sports! Behind every Olympic athlete, there’s a whole team of significant others; coaches, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://donmacnaughton.org/the-12-hidden-laws-of-olympic-performance/.php</link>
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		<title>‘Tis the Season</title>
		<description><![CDATA[“There are three stages of a man’s life: He believes in Santa Claus, he doesn’t believe in Santa Claus, he is Santa Claus” - author unknown Deck the halls with boughs of holly, fa la la la la do you love this time of year, or do you loathe it? Perhaps you’ve already got your [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://donmacnaughton.org/%e2%80%98tis-the-season/.php</link>
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		<title>Superstition, Self-Belief and Success</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Football fans of a certain age might remember the comic book story of Billy’s Boots, a feature of Scorcher in the 1970s that continued to appear in various other “boys’ comics” for many years. The stories revolved around a young aspiring footballer called Billy Dane who was actually a pretty poor player until the day [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://donmacnaughton.org/superstition-self-belief-and-success/.php</link>
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		<title>Aliens, Zombies…and Other Imaginary Fears!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Photo by Stuart Anthony. “The only thing we have to fear is fear itself&#8221; - Franklin D. Roosevelt Have you ever watched a scary movie then found yourself totally ‘spooked’ for hours afterward? You jump at every tiny sound, you see things in the shadows, hear things, feel things, and generally overreact to everything and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://donmacnaughton.org/aliens-zombies%e2%80%a6and-other-imaginary-fears/.php</link>
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		<title>Create your Own Positive Vibe</title>
		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;How Positive Thinking Affects How You Feel&#8221; Sometimes you just get a feeling about something, right? A good feeling about something or a bad feeling about something; so what is that feeling? Let’s say you’re thinking about making a big change in your life but you’re hesitating because something is not sitting right and somehow [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://donmacnaughton.org/create-your-own-positive-vibe/.php</link>
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		<title>High Performance Keys</title>
		<description><![CDATA[How Committed Are You to Your Best Game? “Commitment unlocks the doors of imagination, allows vision, and gives us the ‘right stuff’ to turn our dreams into reality” - James Womack Do you know a committed individual; someone who is committed to a cause perhaps, committed to their job, their family, or their sport? We [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://donmacnaughton.org/high-performance-keys/.php</link>
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		<title>Finding Courage in the Face of Fear</title>
		<description><![CDATA[“There is no living that is not afraid when it faces danger. The true courage is in facing danger when you are afraid” - L Frank Baum, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz Who can forget the ‘cowardly lion’ character in the classic movie The Wizard of Oz? All he wanted was courage. He believed that [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://donmacnaughton.org/finding-courage-in-the-face-of-fear/.php</link>
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		<title>The 12 Laws of Performance &#8211; Law 1 Be Passionate, Be Inspired</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Image by Obikani via Flickr Law Number One Is To Be Passionate By dictionary definition, the word ‘inspire’ means ‘to fill with the urge or ability to do or feel something’, but what does it mean to you? Do you start each new day feeling inspired by life or are you someone who inspires others [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://donmacnaughton.org/the-12-laws-of-performance-law-1-be-passionate-be-inspired/.php</link>
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		<title>Look Fear In the Eye &#8211; Then Poke It!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[“The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear” - Nelson Mandella Have you ever found yourself ‘forced’ into doing something you were fearful of doing or ‘having’ to do something you really thought you’d never do because of fear? It might be that you were ‘forced’ [...]]]></description>
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