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Find your life passion - Part 3

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In my last publication in the series about passion, I introduced a powerful idea in your mind that you should consider in your search for your life passion: <b>Simple ideas, big changes</b>. In this next part, I introduce you to another important message: <b>simple ideas, great meanings</b>.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">For others, what your passion may seem like a huge chore, but for you it won’t even feel like work.</td></tr>
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My interest is to crumble a little the complexity involved in seeking and finding your passion. I want to go step by step and without rushing. <b>I intent to explore small ideas that later will make the difference when we stand before our passion</b>.<br />
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Thinking in this simple but progressively will save time and effort, since these keys provide general guidance in our pursuit of passion and allow us to optimize the resources we use in our quest (money, time, mental energy, emotional energy, energy physical, etc.).<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">When your passion fits who you are so well, you stand out as being uniquely capable and powerful.</td></tr>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">2. Simple Ideas, new meanings</span></b><br />
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Passion comes into your life when something changes. <b>It may be a new habit, a new way of thinking, a new way of feeling or a new activity</b>. Whatever it is, you can find passion only through change, so I will focus on the idea of change to speak about passion.<br />
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Change in your life is something that often manifests through meaning. This means that your life can change even if everything else remain constant. <b>The world can still be exactly the same but you can see it in a different way if a change of meaning in your mind occurs</b>, in the way you behave or in the way you feel.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Make your passion your fuel, not your destination.</td></tr>
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The only condition that must be complied for change to manifest in your life is a change of meaning. In other words, <b>your true passion in life doesn't have to be something completely new, different and complex</b>. On the contrary, your passion in life can manifest itself simply when you find a different meaning to an (old) idea.<br />
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To enlighten this idea, I want you to think on a rainy day ...<br />
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The clouds are dark, very cold and the force and amount of water is such that it does not let anyone leave their homes. People go out with umbrellas and raincoats, but it's not enough. People try to find refuge under any roof and transportation is slow and uncomfortable. People around you seem annoyed and without energy. Many plans to go out and so something exciting are ruined by the intense rain. People can not go out for ice cream, to walk with the dog, to exercise outdoors, to play sports, etc.</blockquote>
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For many people, this day would be a bad day. Just stop and consider the worst rainy day in your life. However, this simply is the meaning that people have given to rain. <b>If you strive to find a different meaning to the same rain, your perception of life and the world can change completely</b>. For example, for nature, a rainy day is a blessing, because it refresh the flora and fauna, rejuvenating all natural things.<br />
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Now, think of the best rainy day in your life ...<br />
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Maybe you prepared a hot drink, you sank on the couch with a blanket and did a marathon of your favorite TV series. Maybe you went to bed with your partner and together, you spent all afternoon watching movies. Or maybe you were with some friends, laughing at anything and talking animatedly in your room or your living room. Or, if you were already out with friends, playing football, when it started to rain, you decided to continue with the football game, having fun even though you were all soaked from head to toes. Or rather, you found yourself alone, put on some music and a million thoughts and feelings bathed your mind as you looked at the drops through the window. This way, you had some time for yourself and meditate about many things.</blockquote>
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Rainy days have their good points and it's your choice to give them the meaning you prefer. <b>You can stay locked in the house complaining about bad weather or you can improvise and enjoy the possibilities that you still have available</b>. Similarly, if you have an open mind to the new meanings that things can have, one of these days you will stand face to face with your ultimate passion.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Your life lacks a deeper meaning, and you have no idea what you’re really passionate about? Then, explore new meanings in your existence.</td></tr>
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You can read a slightly different version of this post, in spanish, here: <a href="http://tucambioesahora.blogspot.com/2014/07/encuentra-la-pasion-en-tu-vida.html">Encuentra tu pasión en la vida: Parte 2</a></div>
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Find your life passion - Part 3

Life is beautiful In my last publication in the series about passion, I introduced a powerful idea in your mind that you should consi...

Find your life passion - Part 2

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<b><span style="font-size: large;">How do people change? </span><br>
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Simple ideas, big changes...</b><br>
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First of all, I want to warn you that h<b>ere you will not find any tricks, complicated methods or weird strategies to find your passion. Instead, you'll find simple logical steps and ideas</b>. What I offer you here are reflections, questions, simple suggestions, easy-to-implement habits and practical tasks that will not demand much effort or time from you.<br>
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So, before judging a task as silly and useless, please try to accomplish it in the best way possible. Prepare your mind and be willing to see things differently. <b>Sometimes a simple change in attitude can change our perspective in a way that we never imagined.</b><br>
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Many times we have the answer right under our noses and we are not able to see them because they seemed so silly, so stupid, and obvious that we did not pay much attention to them. Therefore, you must prepare your mind for reflection. <b>You must allow your mind to shift between perspectives in order to see things under a new light</b>.<br>
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Find your life passion - Part 2

How do people change? Simple ideas, big changes... First of all, I want to warn you that h ere you will not find any tricks, compli...

Find your life passion - Part 1

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In my practice as a clinical psychologist, in my relationships with friends and loved ones, in the blog comments and in the messages to my email or the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/YourChangeIsNow" rel="nofollow">Facebook page of the blog</a>, I'm constantly faced with a complaint like this:<br />
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"What do I do to find a passion in my life? There are things I like, but nothing excites me. I know that when I find my passion in life everything will be different, but the problem is I'm not doing what I love because I do not know what it is"</blockquote>
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The answer is not simple, nor unique. In fact,<b> there is no magic formula to find the passion in your life. There are no tricks or shortcuts. Each person finds its passion in a very particular way.</b><br />
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 <span style="font-size: large;">What is passion and how can I find it?</span><br />
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Sometimes "passion" is just one thing that you do and you enjoy it. Sometimes it's something you've done for years and suddenly dawns on you that it is what you want to keep doing for the rest of your life. Sometimes it is something that we find once and, under certain special conditions, we note that we have finally found what moves us more than anything in the world.<br />
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<b>Other times, "passion" is not an activity, a person or an object, but a mental or emotional change that is implemented in our lives</b>, changes our perspective and allows us to see something that has always been in front of our eyes.<br />
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While <b>sometimes the passion of our lives finds us, sometimes we create our passion</b>. In other words, we do not look for passion like a lost treasure, instead, we perform an activity that we choose carefully as our passion.<br />
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In this sense, passion can be internal. This means that it can be independent from external stimuli or things. It's not something that affects us positively and definitely as something that happens to us or that we found -like a coin on the sidewalk of a street-. <i>It's something we choose as our path and therefore we develop a carefully crafted plan to make that path our main engine in life.</i><br />
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With this short reflection I want to introduce a new series in the blog, the series about passion. In several posts, <b>I want to explore with you the factors involved in finding and/or creating your passion in life. I want to show you different options and methods</b> for you to stop complaining because you do not have passion in life and you do not know how to get it.<br />
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I want you to explore the alternatives that I will offer you. I want you to be willing to try them and do not give up until you find "the it" that will make your life a totally different experience.<br />
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In my first publications on passion, I will offer you some preliminary thoughts to get you started thinking about how and why a person changes. Then, in subsequent publications, I will discuss other strategies (some reflexive, other practical ones) with the hope that you can eventually do something effective to discover your passion in life.<br />
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You can find a slightly different version of this post, in spanish, here: <a href="http://tucambioesahora.blogspot.com/2014/05/estrategias-para-encontrar-tu-pasion.html" rel="nofollow">Encuentra tu pasión en la vida - Primera parte</a></div>
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Find your life passion - Part 1

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Motivational Movies: Rudy - Part 4

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We need to be more like the kind of person that Rudy is. These kind of people believe in themselves more than the opinions of others and they have the self-confidence and security necessary to do everything possible to get what they want. Many people like Rudy have defied the statistics and what others think impossible, <b>using the negative reviews as fuel to prove to others how wrong they are.</b><br />
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For example, some athletes do not have what is known as "biotype", even though they can practice the sport in which they are engaged. Quite simply, not having the right biotype means that your body does not meet the standard requirements for a given sport. <br />
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But the so called "biotype" is only a measure. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muggsy_Bogues">The smallest athlete who has played in the best basketball league in the world, the NBA</a>, was only 1.60 meters tall (5'2''). <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_shortest_players_in_National_Basketball_Association_history">23 players like him now are part of the history of the NBA</a>, because they were only 1.75 meters tall (5'7'') -or less-. Two of them still play today. <br />
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This is simply amazing because <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NBA_league_average_height,_weight,_age_and_playing_experience">the average height of a professional basketball player is 2 meters (6'5'')</a>. Of course, height in this sport is a crucial component. And such examples can be found in almost all sports.<br />
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In such cases it is worth asking where the limits really are. Surely, <b>a great part of limits are in our mind, not our body.</b> Although almost no one would be able to remember, there have been many people who have had everything to succeed (biotype, opportunities, endorsements, etc.) and go far, but they have not.<br />
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<b>I assure you that the tallest or strongest players are not the best.</b> And I'm also sure that the most talented does not necessarily win championships or major awards. And this is so easy to recognize, that you can easily generalize this conclusion to almost any competitive sport context.<br />
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You need to bear in mind that <b>you have the power to transform your reality, to overcome the statistics</b> ¡or to make the impossible so statistics include you!. The single most important factor to achieve your strongest desires does not lay in the things you can not change, like your physical abilities or certain talents, but in the things you do can change and improve.<br />
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The most important factor to make a dream true is unpredictable, you can not measure it and it has no limits, but it is available for you and for anyone. <br />
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<i>You just have to be stubborn enough. <br />
You just have to be motivated enough. <br />
You just have to fight for what you want enough.</i> <br />
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There are people with better resources than yours (and there always will be), but in many cases, what makes the real difference is that you want to achieve something more than everybody else. <b>When you want victory more than anybody else. That desire may have more momentum than all other factors combined.</b></div>
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<i>Rudy is a profound example of the human ability to surmount obstacles and achieve success, said UVUSA Student Senator Billy Swadley. His presence at UVU will set the tone for how students tackle their own personal barriers this school year.<br />
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Ruettiger, the son of an oil refinery worker and third of 14 children, has become one of the most popular motivational speakers in the United States. His story of overcoming the doubt and numerous obstacles preventing him from going to college and achieving his ultimate dream of playing for the Fighting Irish has become a classic through the namesake movie he inspired.<br />
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Swadley said UVUSA hopes Ruettigers message will set the tone for an achievement-filled school year.</i><br />
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I want to leave you with some links if you want to find more material about Rudy Ruettiger and the film, Rudy.<br />
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<li>First, <a href="http://www.chasingthefrog.com/reelfaces/rudy.php">you can find in this webpage</a>, some FAQs about the movie, such as <i>"Was the groundskeeper played by Charles S. Dutton a real character?"</i> or <i>"Is it true that Rudy was the only player to ever be carried off the field at Notre Dame stadium?"</i> You can also find an interview and a mini-bio of Rudy Ruettiger. Of course, you'll find more related links there. <br /></li>
<li>Second, you can <a href="http://www.rudyinternational.com/">visit the official page of Rudy</a> and find out more about the movie and the person. For example, be inspired with <a href="http://www.rudyinternational.com/inspirational.cfm">"Game plans for winning at life"</a>, material about <a href="http://www.rudyinternational.com/truestory.cfm">the real story of Rudy</a>, <a href="http://www.rudyinternational.com/truestory_photo.cfm">pictures</a>, <a href="http://www.rudyinternational.com/truestory1.cfm">questions and answers about Rudy and the movie</a> and more.<br /></li>
<li>Third, it is mandatory for you to visit the article about <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rudy_Ruettiger">Rudy Ruetigger</a> and the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rudy_%28film%29">film Rudy</a>. Also, <a href="http://www.imdb.com/character/ch0015411/quotes">check out some of the best quotes of the movie</a> and read this story from the <a href="http://bleacherreport.com/articles/328263-the-true-story-of-notre-dames-famous-walk-on-daniel-rudy-reutigger">BleacherReport.<br /></a></li>
<li>Finally, I recommend you this article about the <a href="http://motivatorman.blogspot.com/2009/05/tip254-activate-your-inner-drive-rudy.html" rel="nofollow">lessons from Rudy to activate your inner drive</a>. </li>
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Remember that you're allowed to fall, but you must get back up!  #YourChangeIsNow

Motivational Movies: Rudy - Part 4

We need to be more like the kind of person that Rudy is. These kind of people believe in themselves more than the opinions of others an...

Motivational Movies: Rudy - Part 3

<div style="text-align: right;"><i>"Getting what you want is only a problem </i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>if you have nowhere to go next. </i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>Dreaming is a lifetime occupation."</i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><a href="http://www.chasingthefrog.com/reelfaces/rudy.php">Rudy Ruettiger</a></div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Let's consider for a moment our dreams, be them large or small, possible or impossible. Surely we have the belief that, because of certain past and current conditions, some of our fondest dreams are only possible in an alternate universe.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><blockquote class="tr_bq"><div style="text-align: justify;">Without thinking too much, we discard our dreams and decide to keep them in the trunk of the Forgotten Dreams. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">If we ever were to tell anyone about them, they immediately would say that our dreams are mere desires and fantasies.</div></blockquote><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Maybe we want to be famous, multimillionaire or very talented people; but it seems like every aspect of our life is determined to be contrary to those dreams:</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><i>We are ugly.</i></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><i>We are small. </i></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><i>We have no talent. </i></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><i>Our physical and intellectual attributes are very poor</i></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><i>We can not afford a good education</i></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><i>We can not invest in things in order to achieve what we want.</i></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Most of us are totally discouraged at this point and then, we try to establish for ourselves humble and small goals. Without having even tried to chase our dreams, <b>we are abandoning what we want most in life because those things just seems impossible.</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Some others try and, when confronted with "real life", begin to think that everything is against them. <b>Overwhelmed by the first failures, they decide to stop suffering 'unnecessarily' and forget about something that they believe is something unattainable.</b></div><br />
This happened to Rudy too. But listen closely to what the groundskeeper said to him:<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Another group of people tend to accept that the opinion of others is the most important thing in the world and they end up accepting -one way or another- that <b>what they can and can not do is always going to be determined by others</b>. For this reason, many people are afraid to share their dreams and projects, because they feel that <b>their motivation increases or decreases according to what others think</b>. In this sense, some of us just dream secretly, we do not want to face ridicule, criticism or judgments. We do not want other people to tell us if we are doing something wrong or right.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">But this attitude is telling your conscience things like these:</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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<li>Your dreams are absurd</li>
<li>Your are being irrational for dreaming something like that.</li>
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Ultimately, an idea begins to grow in your mind: <b>"It is more important what others think of you than what you think yourself".</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Is this the path you are going to walk in your life? </b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">I want to leave you with a video that resumes the movie perfectly.</div><br />
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You can read a slighly different version of this post, in spanish, here: <a href="http://tucambioesahora.blogspot.com/2014/10/lucha-por-tus-suenos.html">Lucha por tus sueños</a><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">Remember that you're allowed to fall, but you must get back up!  #YourChangeIsNow</div>

Motivational Movies: Rudy - Part 3

"Getting what you want is only a problem if you have nowhere to go next. Dreaming is a lifetime occupation." Rudy Ruettiger Le...

Motivational Movies: Rudy - Part 2

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In this post, I'm going to talk about the story of Rudy in the movie, if you could not watch it. If you want to see the movie (something I deeply recommend you to do), wait for the next post about this movie here or read the first part <a href="http://yourchangeisnow.blogspot.com/2014/10/motivational-movies-rudy-part-1.html" rel="nofollow">here</a>.</div>
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After age 22, Rudy's best friend, who always believed in him, dies in an accident. Shocked by this loss, Rudy realized that he must follow the dream he had since he was a child. <b>Everybody only anticipated failure in Rudy's  initiative. </b>His girlfriend did not support him and soon, she left him. His father tried to anchor him to "his place" within the family, the village and the world, <b>telling him that he could live comfortably with a simpler and less ambitious life, without having to take risks to chase an impossible dream, without wasting his time chasing something that he would never get.</b></div>
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Rudy ignored all of his and traveled to the University, but his grades were too low to be accepted. With his savings, he began to study at a junior college with the idea of transferring to Notre Dame when he could get good grades. Rudy had a learning disability, but he was willing to study hard and take hundreds of lecture notes in order to get good grades.</div>
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Then, he met a tutor who helped him academically. Rudy had no money to pay for his personalized classes; so he made a deal with his tutor: The tutor was very shy and he wanted to have a girlfriend. So, Rudy will introduce many girls to him so he could get a girlfriend. Rudy did not know any girls in college, so he invested a lot of time to meet girls and then present them to his new friend and tutor.</div>
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Rudy wanted to be near Notre Dame's football team, but he was not a student at Notre Dame, so he could not even take care of the organization and cleaning of the implements of the team. However, he offered himself to work for free with one of the people responsible for maintaining the stadium in which Notre Dame played. <b>He did this just to be involved in any way with his dream.</b></div>
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Rudy was homeless, but he managed to sleep in a room maintenance without nobody knowing it, while he still attended to his classes. At the end of each semester, he was sending a letter to be accepted into Notre Dame. <b>After many failed attempts</b>, he was finally accepted.</div>
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The first thing he did when he was accepted was to go to the trials for the football team. <b>His physical condition did not impress anyone, but the enthusiasm with which he made each exercise in order to be accepted, in the end, convinced the coaches,</b> who gave him the opportunity to be a "tackling dummy" for the other players. In other words, the team was supposed to train at the expense of Rudy's physical safety.</div>
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For two years, Rudy tried to be listed on the team, but <b>simply put, his physical capacity was insufficient, and it has always had been. However, Rudy kept training with the team, inspiring everyone with his energy and passion for the sport.</b></div>
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Rudy was not talented, but he was more persistent than any player in the team. He put his body and soul into every training.</div>
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In the end, his companions admired him so much that they insisted the coach to allow him to dress like a player in one of the official games of the team. The insistence of his colleagues was so intense that the coach reluctantly accepted. <b>This way, Rudy achieved his dream</b>. He even led his teammates to the field before the game and he was allowed to play in the final seconds thanks to his teammates. In the end, they raised him triumphantly off the field, an honor that no player has ever had in the history of the team.</div>
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You can read a slightly different version of this post in spanish here: <a href="http://tucambioesahora.blogspot.com/2013/03/inspiracion-de-pelicula.html">Inspiración de película: Rudy: Reto a la gloria</a><br />
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