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    Keeping It R.E.A.L.: Lose Your Excuses Find Your Greatness
    Keeping It R.E.A.L.: Lose Your Excuses Find Your Greatness
    Keeping It R.E.A.L.: Lose Your Excuses Find Your Greatness
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    Keeping It R.E.A.L.: Lose Your Excuses Find Your Greatness

    By Archie F. Manning

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    Have you wondered why some people seem to have all the luck and get all the breaks, while the rest of the population seems to be going in circles, like a hamster on its wheel? What do the successful do that the others seem to miss? Rest assured, luck has nothing to do with it. Its time to keep it real and lose the excuses so you can access the greatness thats within you!

    Encouraging, enlightening, and spiritually uplifting, Keeping It R.E.A.L. will give you the tools you need to live out your dream and accomplish your goals.

    This succinct and powerful book will inspire you to take action and activate your faith in the face of your fears. Discover the secret to true and lasting success. Keep it REAL and move decisively toward your destiny!
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBalboa Press
    Release dateJan 24, 2013
    ISBN9781452565149
    Keeping It R.E.A.L.: Lose Your Excuses Find Your Greatness
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    Archie F. Manning

    Archie Fedale Manning is the founder of The Brookfield Vocal Institute of New York and a graduate of The Juilliard School with a bachelor’s degree in vocal studies and a master’s in vocal performance. Mr. Manning’s journey took him from opera theaters around the world to the classrooms of New York City. He is a passionate music educator, choral conductor, opera singer, and vocal coach. His enthusiasm for excellence has inspired students from the Boys and Girls Choir of Harlem, the New Rochelle City School District, and Iona College to reach their goals and develop their lives with integrity and purpose. He currently lives in New York City with his loving and inspiring wife, Elizabeth, his three sagacious little girls, Victoria, Olivia, and Gloria, their pet kitten, Princess, and his dog, Lady.

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      Keeping It R.E.A.L. - Archie F. Manning

      KEEPING IT REAL

      R.E.A.L.

      LOSE YOUR EXCUSES

      FIND YOUR GREATNESS

      BalboaLogoBCDARKBW.ai

      Copyright © 2012 Archie F. Manning

      All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced by any means, graphic, electronic, or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, taping or by any information storage retrieval system without the written permission of the publisher except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles and reviews.

      ISBN: 978-1-4525-6513-2 (sc)

      ISBN: 978-1-4525-6514-9 (e)

      ISBN: 978-1-4525-6515-6 (hc)

      Library of Congress Control Number: 2012923297

      Balboa Press books may be ordered through booksellers or by contacting:

      Balboa Press

      A Division of Hay House

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      www.balboapress.com

      1-(877) 407-4847

      Because of the dynamic nature of the Internet, any web addresses or links contained in this book may have changed since publication and may no longer be valid. The views expressed in this work are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the publisher, and the publisher hereby disclaims any responsibility for them.

      The author of this book does not dispense medical advice or prescribe the use of any technique as a form of treatment for physical, emotional, or medical problems without the advice of a physician, either directly or indirectly. The intent of the author is only to offer information of a general nature to help you in your quest for emotional and spiritual well-being. In the event you use any of the information in this book for yourself, which is your constitutional right, the author and the publisher assume no responsibility for your actions.

      Any people depicted in stock imagery provided by Thinkstock are models, and such images are being used for illustrative purposes only.

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      Balboa Press rev. date: 1/14/2013

      Contents

      Part I

      Let’s Get R.E.A.L

      Cultivate Your Greatness

      Protect Your Dream

      Don’t Let It Fool You – Let It Fuel You

      Don’t Compete. Create!

      A.S.K.

      The Full Canteen

      Part II

      Read, Endure, Attitude, and Love.

      Read - Gain the Knowledge Use the Power

      Endure – It’s Not Over Until You Win!

      Attitude – Change Your Attitude Change Your Life

      Love – The Greatest Inspiration The Best Motivation

      Conclusion

      Part III

      Inspirational Quotations

      About the Author

      Notes

      Coming Soon From

      Archie F. Manning

      Sing For Joy:

      Find Your Voice. Pursue Your Passion.™

      To the One who is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we can ever ask or think, according to the power, (that great power!), that works within us.

      To:

      My Mother, Sarah T. Manning

      My Aunts, Mary Jane, Linda, Bertha, and Jacqueline

      My Loving Wife, Elizabeth

      My Three Girls – Victoria, Olivia, and Gloria

      Thank you for Keeping It Real and holding me accountable.

      To the men;

      My Brothers by birth – Anthony and Jeffery

      My Brothers by choice – Eric and Damien

      My Pastor, Rev. Dr. W. Franklyn Richardson

      Rev. William Mizell and all of the men at

      Grace Baptist Church of Mt. Vernon, NY

      To the men and women who are Keeping It Real and leading by example! May God Richly Bless You.

      I learned this, at least, by my experiment: that if one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life that he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours. – Henry David Thoreau

      Part I

      Let’s Get R.E.A.L

      The expression, keeping it real, originated in the brash and bold culture of Hip Hop. Simply stated, it means to be true to oneself. It also carries, at times, the connotation of being straightforward and upfront concerning one’s actions, thoughts, and feelings, regardless of how others are affected by them. When it comes to achieving your life’s goals and dreams, keeping it real takes confidence, initiative, persistence, and a positive attitude that is inclusive and considerate of others. If you want to access your greatness then you must ‘keep it real’ and eliminate all of the excuses that have been holding you back. Excuses such as, I’m not smart enough, I’m not pretty enough, and I’m not strong enough, are lies that people use to mask their fear.

      You are keeping it real when you are willing to do whatever it takes to change your current situation for the better. You are keeping it real when you choose to skip the party of the year in order to stay home and study for that final exam. Keeping it real is making the tough

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