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It's really hard to be a servant leader because we come into this world as a baby in a self-survival mode. Life is a journey toward service.

Ken Blanchard

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Ken Blanchard
Age: 85
Born: 1939
Born: May 6
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Kenneth H. Blanchard
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Kenneth Hartley Blanchard
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