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If you don’t have these feelings, I do not know how you can lead anyone. I have spent many sleepless nights trying to figure out how I was going to phase out certain players for whom I had strong feelings, but that was my job. I wasn’t hired to do anything but win.

Bill Walsh

Find a great mentor who believes in you, your life will change forever!
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Believe Forever Mentor
Your enthusiasm becomes their enthusiasm; your lukewarm presentation becomes their lukewarm interest in what you’re offering.
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Enthusiasm Interest Offering
Afford each person the same respect, support, and fair treatment you would expect if your roles were reversed. Deal with people individually, not as objects who are part of a herd-that’s the critical factor.
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Country Game People Player Support
Everybody isn’t everybody.
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Everbody Everybody Game
Invest in great relationships, they will pay a lifetime of dividends.
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Great Lifetime Pay Relationship
Everybody’s got an opinion. Leaders are paid to make a decision. The difference between offering an opinion and making a decision is the difference between working for the leader and being the leader.
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Difference Offering Opinion Leader
There has to be a very acute awareness on your part as to the level of exertion and the toll it’s taking on those you lead.
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Awareness Lead Part Talking
If you see players who hate practice, their coach isn’t doing a very good job.
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Hate Jobs Player
You can make a point without being personal. Don’t insult or belittle your people. Instead of getting more out of them you will get less
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Belittle Getting Lesa More People
Absorbing and overcoming this kind of punishment engenders a sober, steely toughness that results in a hardened sense of independence and a personal belief that you can take on anything, survive and win.
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Absorbing Altogether Anything Lose Reinforcement
Psychologists suggest that there is a strong link between ego and competitiveness. All the great performers I’ve ever coached had ego to spare.
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Competitiveness Ego Psychologists Spare Strong
I have a sense of humor. I usually come off as very serious, but I definitely have a dry sense of humor.
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Dry Humor Sense Serious
By instinct we-leaders-want to run hard all the time; by intellect we know this is not possible. Reconciling those two positions in the context of leadership is an ongoing challenge.
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Leader Possible Running Time Two
Consistent motivation usually comes from a consuming desire to be able to perform at your best under pressure, namely, the pressure produced by tough competition.
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Motivation Player Team
Your attitude will unlock the mystery of success you seek!
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Attitude Mystery Sucess
As the leader, part of the job is to be visible and willing to communicate with everyone
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Coaching Jobs Leader

If you don’t have these feelings, I do not know how you can lead anyone. I have spent many sleepless nights trying to figure out how I was going to phase out certain players for whom I had strong feelings, but that was my job. I wasn’t hired to do anything but win.

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If you don’t have these feelings, I do not know how you can lead anyone. I have spent many sleepless nights trying to figure out how I was going to phase out certain players for whom I had strong feelings, but that was my job. I wasn’t hired to do anything but win.

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