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Victory is produced by and belongs to all.
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The culture precedes positive results. It doesn't get tacked on as an afterthought on your way to the victory stand. Champions behave like champions before they're champions: they have a winning standard of performance before they are winners.
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Good talent with bad attitude equals bad talent.
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On occasion I omit commas. On occasion, I use them. (The more you know about English, the less you're likely to think there are unbreakable rules for a lot of these things.)
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If you see players who hate practice, their coach isn't doing a very good job.
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We all know gifs are pronounced jifs, right? Their creator says so, damn it!
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If any sort of error is inexcusable, it's an incorrect phone number. One of the cardinal rules of copy editing is that every phone number published must be checked.
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Your path and purpose will become crystal clear when you begin to trust your vision.
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People thrive on positive reinforcement. They can take only a certain amount of criticism and you may lose them altogether if you criticize them in a personal way... 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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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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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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A harsh reality of newspaper editing is that the deadlines don't allow for the polish that you expect in books or even magazines
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I've observed that if individuals who prevail in a highly competitive environment have any one thing in common besides success, it is failure—and their ability to overcome it.
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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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Commit yourself to something you have a passion for.
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To a winner, complacency and overconfidence can be destructive. To losers, desperation and despondency are just as harmful.
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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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