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Don't waste your time trying to turn ducks into eagles. Hire people who already have the motivation and drive to be eagles and then just let them soar.

Jim Rohn

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Jim Rohn
Age: 79 †
Born: 1930
Born: September 17
Died: 2009
Died: December 5
Author
Entrepreneur
Motivational Speaker
Writer
Yakima
Washington
Emanuel James Rohn
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Already
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