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Michael Jordan quote

I've missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I've lost almost 300 games. 26 times, I've been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I've failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed

Michael Jordan

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“Try to imagine a life without timekeeping." ". You know the month, the year, the day of the week. There is a clock on your wall or the dashboard of your car. You have a schedule, a calendar, a time for dinner or a movie. Yet all around you, timekeeping is ignored. Birds are not late. A dog does not check its watch. Deer do not fret over passing birthdays. Man alone measures time. Man alone chimes the hour. And, because of this, man alone suffers a paralyzing fear that no other creature endures. A fear of time running out.” ~Albom

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Kurt Hahn believed that outdoor experiences have the capacity to “arm students against the enemies—fear, defeatism, apathy, and selfishness.” -- Kurt Hahn founder of Outward Bound 

Leadership Habits

- Habit 1 is to be proactive; proactive leaders realize that they can choose how they respond to events.
- Habit 2 is to begin with the end in mind; effective leaders always keep their ultimate goals in mind.
- Habit 3 is to put first things first; leader's time should be organized around priorities.
- Habit 4 is to think win/win; those with win/win perspectives take a mutual gains approach to communication, believing that the best solution benefits both parties.
- Habit 5 is to seek first to understand, and then to be understood; effective leaders put aside their personal concerns to engage in empathetic listening.
- Habit 6 is synergize; synergy creates a solution that's greater than the sum of its parts.
- Habit 7 is to sharpen the saw; continual renewal of the physical, social/emotional, spiritual, and mental dimensions of the self.

Sherpa John's Wisdom

Wise words on business from a genuine fellow I know named Sherpa John.  

• Don't sell yourself short. If you think you're worth X number of dollars at your job.. push to make X number of dollars. 

• Making less than half of that X number of dollars is an insult to yourself, your family, and your degree/work.

• Never let someone take advantage of you, your creativity and your skill set... as a way to better themselves, take all the credit, and leave you behind.

• Appreciation is more than a thank you, or a paycheck.. it's getting credit where credit is due.. 

• Your co-workers... are ALWAYS out to get out. Remember, that any fodder you can give others to bring you down that could raise them up.. they'll use.

• They don't really care about you and in most cases, you're not really good friends. Beware of the superficial friendships.

• Your time is worth something.. maybe it's not money, maybe it's more than recognition.. whatever it is... don't work for free.

• That boss you hate or don't quite get along with... down the road, you might discover that he's the best you ever had and you'll miss working for him.. it's true. You'll discover this when working for someone worse. :)

• You have a right to not sign or amend a no-compete clause.. research what that clause means in your state and if your employer can actually enforce it.

• If your employer lies to get business, fudges the numbers to pay the government less, takes all the credit for your work, makes a lot of excuses, and makes it a mission to take down any and all competition... LEAVE. This is an incredibly dishonest way to conduct business.. imagine what he's doing for/to you when you're not watching.

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