“It is the small doubts of timid souls that accomplish their ruin. It is the narrow vision, the fear and trembling hesitation, that constitute defeat.” —Alice Foote MacDougall

“It is the small doubts of timid souls that accomplish their ruin. It is the narrow vision, the fear and trembling hesitation, that constitute defeat.”

Alice Foote MacDougall author, businesswoman

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Alisha S. from Oklahoma City DECEMBER 16, 2009
This reminds me of everytime that I tried to do something, I didn't succeed because I was so afraid of failing. As I've learned to challenge those thoughts, I 've learned that I can actually succeed, that I really am capable of so much

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