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What MLB Pitcher Jon Lester and 4 Other Professional Athletes Teach Us About Overcoming Obstacles

Success

After receiving his diagnosis in August 2006, Lester went through treatment, worked his way back into the major leagues and pitched—and won—a World Series game. Already an internationally-ranked swimmer in her native South Africa by the age of 14, du Toit seemed to be a rising star in international athletics.

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The Common Mistakes Futurists Make

Small Business Labs

Key quote: While most of us are in roles where we are focused on exploiting the current business model, nowadays, everyone’s job, regardless of level, is to be somewhat of a futurist who is able to foresee where the business is going and internalize the change by creating and executing their individual plans. And is some ways it is.

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Thursday Morning & 20 Years of Celebrating You & Your Profession!

Office Dynamics

In 2002, they discussed Becoming a World Class Assistant hosted by Catepillar Inc. In 2006, Get Motivated! They discussed that excellence is subjective and motivation is internally generated. in Peoria, Il, using Spectrum Thinking for decision making. It was a great retrospective on the Rock Star of the administrative world.

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