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Control your destiny or somebody will.

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Jack Welch
Age: 84 †
Born: 1935
Born: November 19
Died: 2020
Died: March 1
Author
Businessperson
Engineer
Journalist
Manager
Writer
Peabody
Massachusetts
John Francis Welch
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John Francis Jack Welch
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Motivational
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Control
Life
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Destiny

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You measure your people and you take action on those that don't measure up.
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