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“Extra effort,” in whatever form it takes (mental, physical, emotional), cannot be sustained without eventual damage and diminishing returns.

Bill Walsh

Failure is part of success, an integral part. Everybody gets knocked down. Knowing it will happen and what you must do when it does is the first step back.
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Country Doe Game Knowing Player
Find a great mentor who believes in you, your life will change forever!
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Believe Forever Mentor
A burro is an ass. A burrow is a hole in the ground. As a journalist you are expected to know the difference.
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Differences Editing Writing
Consistent effort is a consistent challenge.
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Challenges Consistent Effort
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
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
I often think about the class differences involved in “jobs” vs. “careers.”
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Class Jobs Thinking
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
“Extra effort,” in whatever form it takes (mental, physical, emotional), cannot be sustained without eventual damage and diminishing returns.
BILL WALSH

Damage Effort Emotional Physical Tolls
When I give a speech at a corporate event, I often ask those in attendance, ‘Do you know how to tell if you’re doing the job?’ As heads start whispering back and forth, I provide these clue: ‘If you’re up at 3 A.M.
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Country Game Jobs Kids Player Sleep
Calculated risks are part of what you do, but the idea that something completely crazy will work just because it’s completely crazy is completely crazy.
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Country Crazy Game Ideas Player
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
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
Your attitude will unlock the mystery of success you seek!
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Attitude Mystery Sucess
Machines aren’t replacing proofreaders at all. Copy editors, who proofread and much, much more, use spellcheck as a tool but read every word that appears in the paper
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Country Editors Game Player Sports Tools
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

“Extra effort,” in whatever form it takes (mental, physical, emotional), cannot be sustained without eventual damage and diminishing returns.

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