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Advisor gets stuck

Advisor is pathetic

Advisor turns and runs

Advisor blames others

Advisor loses object (X)

Advisor loses everything

Advisor ignores opportunity

Advisor considers giving up

Advisor runs out of excuses

Advisor makes a random guess

Advisor’s plans are disrupted

Advisor avoids responsibility

Advisor starts to feel jinxed

Advisor makes a critical error

Advisor falls into an old habit

Advisor repeats the same mistake

Advisor succumbs to an addiction

Advisor avoids high expectations

Advisor plays the role of victim

Advisor is tried and convicted

Advisor misses a rare opportunity

Advisor pretends to be successful

Advisor anticipates a bleak future

Advisor refuses to change course

Advisor sets impossible expectations

Advisor is filled with self-loathing

Advisor suffers from a bad reputation

Advisor starts to regret past choices

Advisor invents a story that backfires

Advisor tries to hide an obvious defect

Advisor allows emotion to take control

Advisor is unable to pass an important test

Afraid of success, Advisor goes off course

Advisor avoids facing an uncomfortable truth

Advisor tries to re-live a time from the past

Advisor refuses to question prior assumptions

Advisor compensates for a sense of inadequacy

Advisor is overcome by an unexpected obstacle

Fearing change, Advisor forgoes an opportunity

Facing obstacles, Advisor’s rationality falters

Advisor finds reasons to put off the inevitable

Advisor squanders the opportunity of a lifetime

Advisor pursues a venture way ahead of its time

Advisor is unable to make an important decision

Trusting intuition, Advisor makes a reckless move

Advisor refuses to adapt to changed circumstances

Advisor is forced to live a more humble lifestyle

Advisor is caught trying to escape responsibility

Advisor faces consequences for not paying attention

Advisor struggles to master a complicated instrument

Advisor struggles to return to a former way of life

Advisor tries to do too many things at the same time

Advisor compromises an objective by talking too much

Advisor gets lost in details and misses the big picture

Trying to conceal inexperience, Advisor overcompensates

Advisor becomes depleted and struggles to regain strength

Advisor realizes certain dreams will never come true

Advisor has doubts that become a self-fulfilling prophecy

Advisor makes a little mistake that causes a large problem

Advisor has a mental lapse in the middle of a complex endeavor

Advisor makes an assertion that turns out to be completely false

Advisor suffers hardship pursuing something that is beyond reach

Following a setback, Advisor proceeds in a different direction

Advisor discovers that a certain task is more difficult than expected

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