Think Like a Champion

clicked with—and he was a banker. The chemistry for great things was there, and it was the last thing I had expected to happen. ...

People who have endured great hardship often say they sur- vived because they kept some sort of hope going, a vision of the futu ...

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After all is said and done, more is said than done. —Aesop } Get the Best People You Can O ne of the most important things I’ve ...

It’s a great way to see potential employees in action versus listen- ing to how great they think they are. One quality of leader ...

iors, so now I rein in my expectations, and my equilibrium is the better for it. A leader needs to know about people to remain a ...

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It’s not that I’m so smart, it’s just that I stay with problems longer. —Albert Einstein } Winners See Problems as Just Another ...

to deal with. I know people who see problems as a game to be won. I know people who see problems as burdens. That’s just giv- in ...

on them either. Deal with them! Who’s the boss—your problems or you? Better make sure of your approach on that subject. If Einst ...

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Follow your bliss and the universe will open doors where there were only walls. —Joseph Campbell } Scotland: You’re Hired! T his ...

As soon as my proposed development was announced in 2006, environmentalists were immediately on guard. In fact, the envi- ronmen ...

I could literally write a book about this development already, and we’re just getting started. But I have to say this victory is ...

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Tempo: the rate of motion or activity. —WEBSTER’SDictionary } Develop a Tempo When You’re Working I ’ve mentioned before that wh ...

People often ask me what makes me tick. I think that’s part of it—I simply respond to my own tempo, and my mode is working fast. ...

sibly expect to get anywhere. Their tempo is set at a big number in the minus category somewhere, and they still can’t figure ou ...

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No person who is enthusiastic about his work has anything to fear from life. —Samuel Goldwyn } You Can Better Your Best at Any T ...