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Hey guys, have you ever allowed perceived weaknesses in your life to keep you from fulfilling your dreams? Well, if that fits you, then today's podcast is made for you.

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How do I bring my faith to work? How do I tap into the power of God in my work life? Paul, why am I going through this? Adversity is God mad at me? I'm also a woman and I've been helping leaders like you enter these questions and more for over 30 years. That's what this podcast is all about. Let's learn and grow together. Welcome to teach GIF today. God is Herb's. Hey guys, good

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be with you today. You know, well, this past weekend was the super bowl and you know, I was thinking about that game with, between the chiefs and the 40 Niners and you know, with six minutes to play in the game, uh, the chiefs were down by I think two touchdowns and I began to think, you know, they got a tough road, uh, to overcome that. Well, they, they, not only did they ever calm, they overcome quite well and they ended up winning the game. But I saw such an analogy of how life can be, you know, we can be down, but it doesn't mean we have to be out. And, uh, so today I want to spend my time talking to you about perceived weaknesses that keep us from fulfilling our dreams. Most of you may know my story and, uh, but I want to go deeper in that story today.

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I want to talk to you about some of those perceived weaknesses that I had in my own life growing up and how God allowed me to overcome those. And, uh, so I want you to be able to overcome any kind of, you know, weaknesses that you perceive are in your life right now. So let's begin by just let me share with you my history. You know, I was born in the South and my dad was a toy store owner and it was great growing up having a dad who owned a toy store. I had four sisters and uh, we went to church every week. But I would say that, uh, our Christianity wasn't really relationship based and uh, it was more of a tradition if you will. But my folks were good. My dad was a solid a man. He was a good provider for our home.

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And so I, I really grew up in a very positive environment and I love sports. You know, I played sports from, you know, early in my life. My dad started me playing golf when I was 11 years old. And, uh, I quickly picked up the game quite well. In fact, by the time I was 14, I had won several golf tournaments and, uh, won the junior tournament. My club and I had, has three hole in ones and I'd broken cemetery many, many times. And so, you know, most in the community were predicting big things for this young golfer. And, uh, I would continue on in that and ultimately would end up going to school on a golf scholarship. But we did have a major interruption along the way. And that was, I was 14 years old and I was sitting there watching I dream of Jeannie every young adolescent love watching that program.

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And uh, so I was watching it. Then a newscast comes on and says, three prominent businessmen in the community had just been killed in an airplane crash. And my dad was the pilot of that plane. And so this really changed our lives dramatically. In fact, his insurance was all tied up in the company and it did not pay off. And so here at my mom with five kids is never been, you know, in the workforce all those years and is now forced with having to consider going back to work. And she did. But through that experience, my mom really came to know Christ in a very deep and personal way. That was a very vibrant relationship with God. And she began sharing that with her kids. But I was at a stage where I didn't really want to hear about it. I had one goal in mind.

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I wanted to play professional golf. And so I went to school in a golf scholarship at the university there in my city and a finish without a degree because I was so passionate about the golf and, uh, nothing else re