| A follow-up companion reader to The 17
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| | Enthusiasm is contagious.
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| Indisputable Laws of Teamwork, here is a
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| | To improve enthusiasm, one must:
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| clear character profile of the ideal Team
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| | - Show a sense of urgency.
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| Player. Maxwell stresses some main
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| | - Be willing to do more.
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| qualities of a good team player:
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| | - Strive for excellence.
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| intentional, or she is focused onthe big
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| | 10. Intentional: Make every action count
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| picture, relational, focused on others,
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| | Being intentional means working with a
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| selfless, willing to take a backseat for
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| | strong sense of purpose. Successful
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| the good of the team, and tenacious -
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| | individuals are never scattered and
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| works hard to overcome obstacles, no
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| | haphazard. They have a clear reason why
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| matter what.
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| | they are doing what they are doing. For a
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| 1. Adaptable: If you won't change for the
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| | team to be successful, it needs
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| team, the team may change youTeam players
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| | intentional people who are focused and
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| who are most likely to become adaptable
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| | productive, the kind of people who can
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| possess the following characteristics:a)
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| | make every action count.
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| they are highly teachable;b) they are
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| | 11. Mission conscious: The Big Picture is
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| emotionally secure;c) they are creative;
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| | coming in loud and clear.The four
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| and,d) they are service-minded
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| | qualities of mission-conscious team
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| individuals.
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| | players are the ff:
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| To achieve such characteristic, the
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| | - They know where the team is going.
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| following are recommended:a) get into the
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| | - They let the leader of the team lead.
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| habit of learning;b) reevaluate your role
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| | - They place team accomplishment ahead of
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| on the team; and,c)think outside the
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| | their own.
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| lines.
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| | - They do whatever is necessary to
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| 2. Collaborative: Working together
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| | achieve the mission.
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| precedes winning together Collaboration
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| | To improve mission consciousness you
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| is the key word when it comes to meeting
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| | must:
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| challenges as a team. Cooperation is
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| | - Check to see if your team focuses on
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| merely working together agreeably, but
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| | its mission.
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| collaborating means working together more
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| | - Find ways to keep the mission in mind.
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| aggressively. Every team player must
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| | - Contribute your best as a team member.
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| bring something more to the table, and
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| | 12. Prepared: Preparation can mean the
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| not just put in his minimum required
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| | difference between winning and losing
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| work.
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| | To be a more prepared team, think about
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| A collaborative team player needs to
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| | the following:a) assessment;b)
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| change in four key areas:a) Perception;b)
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| | alignment;c) attitude; and,d) action.
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| Attitude;c) Focus; and,d) Results
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| | To improve preparedness you must:a)
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| 3. Committed: There are no halfhearted
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| | become a process thinker;b) do more
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| champions Commitment usually is
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| | research; and,c) learn from your
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| discovered in the midst of adversity.
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| | mistakes.
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| Committed people don't surrender easily.
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| | 13. elational: If you get along, others
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| It does not depend on gifts or abilities.
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| | will go along
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| Rather, it is the result of choice.
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| | Teams want people who are relational.
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| Commitment lasts when it's based on
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| | Look for the following in your team
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| values. If it's something you believe in,
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| | relationships:a) respect;b) Shared
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| it's easier to keep.
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| | experiences;c) Trust;d) Reciprocity;
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| To improve the level of commitment, one
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| | and,e) mutual enjoyment.
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| must:
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| | To better relate to your teammates you
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| - Tie commitments to values.
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| | must:a) focus on others instead of
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| - Take a risk.
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| | yourself;b) ask the right questions;c)
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| - Evaluate teammates' commitment.
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| | share common experiences; and,d) make
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| 4. Communicative: A team is many voices
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| | others feelspecial.
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| with a single heartCommunicative team
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| | 14. Self-improving: To improve the team,
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| players do not isolate themselves from
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| | improve yourself
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| others; make it easy for teammates to
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| | People who are constantly improving
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| communicate with them; follow the
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| | themselves make three processes an
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| twenty-four hour rule; give attention to
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| | ongoing cycle in their lives:
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| potentially difficult relationships; and,
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| | Preparation, Contemplation, and
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| follow up important communication in
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| | Application.
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| writing. To improve communication one is
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| | To become self-improving you must:a)
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| expected to:a) be candid;b) be quick;
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| | become highly teachable;b) plan your
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| and,c) be inclusive.
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| | progress;c) value self-improvement above
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| 5. Competent: If you can't, your team
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| | self-promotion.
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| won't Competent does not mean simply
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| | 15. Selfless: There is no "I" in team
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| having adequate skills to perform a job.
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| | As a team member, how do you cultivate an
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| It means the individual must be highly
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| | attitude of selflessness?
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| qualified to do the job well. To improve
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| | - Be generous.
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| the level of competence, one must:a)
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| | - Avoid internal politics.
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| focus yourself professionally;b) sweat
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| | - Display loyalty.
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| the small stuff;c) give more attention to
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| | - Value interdependence over
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| implementation.
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| | independence.
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| 6. Dependable: Teams go to Go-To players
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| | To become more selfless.
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| The essence of dependability:
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| | - Promote someone other than yourself.
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| - Pure motives. If there are no hidden
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| | - Take a subordinate role.
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| agendas the team will make progress.
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| | - Give secretly, without the other team
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| - The ability to take on responsibility.
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| | members knowing.
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| The team player must want the ball and be
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| | 16. Solution-oriented: Make a resolution
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| able to sink it in the basket and score.
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| | to find the solution Your personality
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| - Sound thinking and good judgment, when
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| | type, upbringing and personal history
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| it counts.
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| | affect how solution-oriented you are
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| - Consistent contribution, no matter how
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| | naturally.
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| tired, overwhelmed or distracted, you
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| | Anyone can become solution-oriented.
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| must be able todeliver.
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| | Solution oriented people recognize these
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| To improve dependability one must:a)
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| | truths:
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| check your motives;b) discover what your
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| | - Problems are a matter of perspective.
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| word is worth.; and,c) find someone to
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| | - All problems are solvable.
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| hold you accountable.
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| | - Problems either stop us or stretch us.
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| 7. Disciplined: Where there's a will,
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| | To make yourself a solution-oriented team
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| there's a win
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| | player, you must:a) refuse to give up;b)
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| Discipline is doing what you really don't
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| | refocus your thinking;c) rethink your
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| want to do, so that you can do what you
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| | strategy; and,d) repeat the process.
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| really want to do. It means paying the
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| | 17. Tenacious: Never, never, never quit
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| price so you can have the reward later.
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| | Being tenacious means giving all that
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| To become the kind of players teams want,
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| | you've got, 100% not more than you have.
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| people must develop discipline in three
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| | It has something to do with working with
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| areas.
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| | determination, not waiting on destiny.
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| - Disciplined thinking. Keep your mind
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| | Tenacious people do not rely on luck,
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| active, and always think about the right
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| | fate, or destiny for their success. When
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| things.
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| | conditions become difficult, they keep
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| - Disciplined emotions. Either you master
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| | working. Quitting when the job is done,
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| your emotions, or be mastered by them.
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| | not when you're tired. Push yourself
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| - Disciplined actions. Action separates
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| | beyond what you think you are capable of.
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| the winners from the losers. When people
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| | To improve your tenacity, you must:a)
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| act on what they must do, it is for the
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| | work harder or smarter;b) stand for
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| benefit of all those on the team.
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| | somethingc) make your work a game.
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| 8. Enlarging
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| | Key thoughts:
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| Adding value to teammates is invaluable
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| | "Be more concerned with your character
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| Team members love a player who is able to
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| | than your reputation, because characte is
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| inspire them to become more successful.
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| | what you really are, while your
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| Team players who enlarge their teammates
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| | reputation is merely what others think
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| share common characteristics:
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| | you are."
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| - Enlargers value their teammates.
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| | -John Wooden, college basketball coach
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| - Enlargers value what their teammates
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| | "Although they only give gold medals in
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| value.
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| | the field of athletics, I encourage
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| - Enlargers add value to their teammates.
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| | everyone to look into themselves and find
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| - Enlargers make themselves more
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| | their own personal dream, whatever that
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| valuable.
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| | may be - sports, medicine, law, business,
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| How do we become Enlargers?
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| | music, writing, whatever. The same
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| - Believe in others before they believe
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| | principles apply. Turn your dream into a
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| in you.
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| | goal and learn how to attack that
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| - Serve others before they serve you.
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| | goalsystematically. Break it into
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| - Add value to others before they add
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| | bite-size chunks that seem possible, and
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| value to you.
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| | then don't give up. Just keep plugging
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| Point out your teammates' strengths,
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| | away."
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| encourage and motivate them out of their
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| | - John Naber, swimmer, four-time Olympic
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| comfort zone, but withintheir gift zone.
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| | Gold Medalist
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| 9. Enthusiastic: Your heart is the source
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| | By: Regine Azurin
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| of energy for the team People who bring
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| | Regine Azurin is the President of
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| an enthusiastic attitude to teamwork
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