In high school, my favorite track event was pole vaulting. Not only did I enjoy the physical challenge, which required the speed of a sprinter, the strength of a thrower, and the body awareness of a gymnast, but it also gave me a metaphor for life. I learned early on with pole vaulting that where you fix your eyes is where you ultimately land. Staring straight at the bar often led to colliding into the bar or just barely making it over. To execute a beautiful vault, you had to look beyond the bar and rise above it to the sky. Switching your mindset from bar gazing to star gazing allows your
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