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When you encourage someone, it literally changes their brain chemistry to be able to perform... sends fuel to the brain.

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Henry Cloud
Age: 68
Born: 1956
Born: March 17
Preacher
Psychologist
Vicksburg
Mississippi
Fuel
Literally
Changes
Brain
Someone
Sends
Able
Chemistry
Encourage
Perform

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