I've always loved the saying, "Fortune favors the bold." My good friend (and marketing genius), John Alanis tells me that this saying was probably attributed to Julius Caesar, but it may even predate him. There's another version of it I like even better, and I heard this one from Brian Tracey: "Act boldly and unseen forces will come to your aid."

In my experience, both of these statements are absolutely true.

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