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Lavish credit on anyone and everyone who helped you the least bit.
Tom Peters
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Tom Peters
Age: 81
Born: 1942
Born: November 7
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Send 10-TEN!!-people flowers. Today. As Thank yous for good things small-or even large-done in the last two weeks.
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