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		<title>What Are You Afraid Of?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Feb 2012 21:56:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Dollar</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Fear is a reality in all of our lives.  If you say you don’t have any fear at all, either you’re a liar or a psychopath—neither of these is a good option!  Some of us can’t admit our fears because &#8230; <a href="http://briandollar.wordpress.com/2012/02/20/what-are-you-afraid-of/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=briandollar.wordpress.com&amp;blog=21722707&amp;post=450&amp;subd=briandollar&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>I Can&#8217;t Wait! (dealing with impatience)</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 14:40:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Dollar</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Our culture breeds impatience.  Most of us have memories of feeling impatient from our earliest years.  You remember how you felt at Christmas, don’t you?  You begged your parents every day to let you open a present days (or even &#8230; <a href="http://briandollar.wordpress.com/2012/02/13/i-cant-wait-dealing-with-impatience/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=briandollar.wordpress.com&amp;blog=21722707&amp;post=438&amp;subd=briandollar&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Offering Accountability</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:29:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Dollar</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Accountability is something we often want from others, but we rarely want to give to others. On a ministry team, accountability is crucial for things to run smoothly. We understand this when it comes to those who are under us &#8230; <a href="http://briandollar.wordpress.com/2012/02/06/offering-accountability/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=briandollar.wordpress.com&amp;blog=21722707&amp;post=434&amp;subd=briandollar&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Giving Away 5 FREE Copies of &#8220;I Blew It!&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 20:34:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Dollar</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hey friends!  We are giving away 5 copies of my brand new book, &#8220;I Blew It!&#8221;, to five of my Twitter followers (chosen at random).  So, if you want to win &#8211; all you have to do is search for &#8230; <a href="http://briandollar.wordpress.com/2012/02/02/giving-away-5-free-copies-of-i-blew-it/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=briandollar.wordpress.com&amp;blog=21722707&amp;post=431&amp;subd=briandollar&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Killing The Invisible Gorilla</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:26:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Dollar</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[OK, now before the folks at PETA start picketing my blog &#8211; let me explain. Ever heard the expression &#8220;monkey on my back&#8221;?  It refers to a problem or irritation that just won&#8217;t seem to go away.  A looming deadline, &#8230; <a href="http://briandollar.wordpress.com/2012/02/01/killing-the-invisible-gorilla/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=briandollar.wordpress.com&amp;blog=21722707&amp;post=421&amp;subd=briandollar&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Drop The Excuses</title>
		<link>http://briandollar.wordpress.com/2012/01/30/drop-the-excuses/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 15:21:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Dollar</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We all have our favorite excuses why we haven&#8217;t done the things we know we should do.  Taking risks, expanding our horizons, making significant life and habit changes &#8211; all of these things are held back by our favorite excuses: &#8230; <a href="http://briandollar.wordpress.com/2012/01/30/drop-the-excuses/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=briandollar.wordpress.com&amp;blog=21722707&amp;post=412&amp;subd=briandollar&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Is Your Greatest Strength Also Your Biggest Liability?</title>
		<link>http://briandollar.wordpress.com/2012/01/26/is-your-greatest-strength-also-your-biggest-liability/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 16:45:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Dollar</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In my book, &#8220;I Blew It!&#8221;, I write about a crazy story where I ended up accidentally wearing a Keystone Cop hat on stage during the most serious moment of our Easter Production.  I had tried to be funny backstage &#8230; <a href="http://briandollar.wordpress.com/2012/01/26/is-your-greatest-strength-also-your-biggest-liability/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=briandollar.wordpress.com&amp;blog=21722707&amp;post=404&amp;subd=briandollar&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Book Review:  &#8220;Jumping The Track&#8221; by Roger Fields</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 19:47:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Dollar</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When I first began seeing Roger tweet about the book he was writing, he was billing it as &#8220;The Kidz Blitz Story.&#8221;  That is a major understatement!  While this book does chronicle the story of how the Kidmin phenomenon KIDZ &#8230; <a href="http://briandollar.wordpress.com/2012/01/25/book-review-jumping-the-track-by-roger-fields/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=briandollar.wordpress.com&amp;blog=21722707&amp;post=393&amp;subd=briandollar&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>You Got Served!</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 20:34:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Dollar</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was privileged to spend some time at INCM&#8217;s Children&#8217;s Pastors Conference in Orlando last week.  It was an incredible conference!  If you have an opportunity to go in the future (there&#8217;s another one happening in San Diego in February) &#8230; <a href="http://briandollar.wordpress.com/2012/01/17/you-got-served/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=briandollar.wordpress.com&amp;blog=21722707&amp;post=383&amp;subd=briandollar&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;I Blew It!&#8221; Officially Released!</title>
		<link>http://briandollar.wordpress.com/2012/01/06/i-blew-it-officially-released/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2012 13:15:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Dollar</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m very excited to announce that my book, &#8220;I Blew It!&#8221;, officially released this week!  This has been a labor of love that was nearly a year in the making (well, 20 years if you want to be technical LOL). &#8230; <a href="http://briandollar.wordpress.com/2012/01/06/i-blew-it-officially-released/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=briandollar.wordpress.com&amp;blog=21722707&amp;post=372&amp;subd=briandollar&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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