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When Do We Pull the Plug on a Dream? Everybody's tempted to give up from time to time, whatever the undertaking, but this isn't about everyday stuff. We're talking about dreams: Our heart of hearts, goal of goals, the motor that energizes us and puts a spring in our step. What Are Your Secret Talents? Everybody's born with talent. That's spelled e-v-e-r-y-b-o-d-y. Lots of talent. But secret. We can't look at a baby and . . . In Praise of Strong-Willed Children Cervantes said, "Faint heart ne'er won fair lady." As a matter of fact, a faint heart never won much of anything. The Problem With Sheep You want dumb as a brick? You want too dense to get out of their own way? Get yourself some sheep. The question is: Why do we go around imitating sheep, for crying out loud! Here's why. What to Do When Life Dumps Lemons All Over Your Head And it's not about becoming the world's oldest living lemonade-stand vendor. Throwing Your Life Away We have to follow our own path, not somebody else's. A Shortage of Grownups Looking around, we see that being a grownup isn't all that popular. This article explains why--even though perpetual infancy is a sad, bad way to go. The Perfection Myth You're not perfect. I'm not perfect. Nobody's perfect. Give it up. How to deal with the fact of imperfection. The Road to Death Goes Through Tolerance The current definition of tolerance leads to societal decay and a living death