{"id":1138,"date":"2009-09-17T16:17:06","date_gmt":"2009-09-17T20:17:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lifetosuccess.com\/?p=1138"},"modified":"2009-09-17T16:17:06","modified_gmt":"2009-09-17T20:17:06","slug":"is-your-greatness-held-hostage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lifetosuccess.com\/blog\/is-your-greatness-held-hostage\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Your Greatness Held Hostage?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It is my belief that Mike Litman is one of the great voices of our time when it comes to success thinking and explaining success ideas.<\/p>\n<p>Take some time to check out this video and let me know what you think.<\/p>\n<p>Also make sure to get over to <strong><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.greatnessheldhostage.com\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.greatnessheldhostage.com<\/a> <\/em><span style=\"font-weight: normal;\">and get his Greatness Held Hostage CD.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Make sure to pay particular attention to when he talks about incremental success. 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