What a difference a few good books and role models can make!
TA K E AWAY # 2
to the habits of others as well, especially the people who are demonstrating the behavior and results you seek. Interview them if you get the chance. Read their stories. Listen to their secrets. Embrace their examples. I will never forget the day I was scheduled to work with General H. Norman Schwarzkopf, the military leader in charge of Desert Storm. To prepare for the meeting and the day I would spend traveling with him, I read his entire 530-page autobiography. It made for a very meaningful conversation on leadership and a few important “take aways� I will never forget. I now keep this autographed book on the same shelf as the book On Courage, subsequently signed by Rocky.
TAKE NOTES
We are all creatures of habit. Take note of your habits and examine your tendencies carefully. Pay attention
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