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A Lesson on Success from Bruce Jenner
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| Bruce Jenner seemed to have it all. He was the 1976 Olympic decathlon champion who seemed too All-American to be true. He was the man on the Wheaties box and on the cover of Sports Illustrated. But in 1980, by his own account, you would never have recognized him.
I was living in the hills outside of Los Angeles, in a one- bedroom bungalow-where the dirty dishes filled the kitchen sink and a dried-out Christmas tree from the holidays four months ago sat in a clump beside the door-serving as the only attempt at interior decoration. I'd lost between fifteen and twenty pounds and years of physical inactivity had left me looking thin. I probably needed a haircut, but living alone with nobody to talk to, I would have been the last to know. |
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Lesson #4: Infuse Your Company with a Survival Mentality
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| “I started The Body Shop in 1976 simply to create a livelihood for myself and my two daughters, while my husband, Gordon, was trekking across the Americas,” recalls Roddick. “I had no training or experience and my only business acumen was Gordon’s advice to take sales of £300 a week. Nobody talks of entrepreneurship as survival, but that's exactly what it is and what nurtures creative thinking.” |
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Are You Going for the Gold in Your Life?
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| Inspired by the 2008 Olympic Games, this article provides key insights and tips on how to achieve your goals by applying the principles athletes use to bring home the gold! |
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A Lesson on Success from Bruce Jenner
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| Bruce Jenner seemed to have it all. He was the 1976 Olympic decathlon champion who seemed too All-American to be true. He was the man on the Wheaties box and on the cover of Sports Illustrated. But in 1980, by his own account, you would never have recognized him.
I was living in the hills outside of Los Angeles, in a one- bedroom bungalow-where the dirty dishes filled the kitchen sink and a dried-out Christmas tree from the holidays four months ago sat in a clump beside the door-serving as the only attempt at interior decoration. I'd lost between fifteen and twenty pounds and years of physical inactivity had left me looking thin. I probably needed a haircut, but living alone with nobody to talk to, I would have been the last to know. |
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5 Lessons We Can Learn from Michael Phelps
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| 23-year-old Michael Phelps is the record-breaking Olympic Swimming Champion. He is the first person to win eight gold medals in a single Olympics; the Beijing 2008 Olympics to be precise. Overall, he currently holds 16 Olympic medals; the other eight remaining are six gold and two bronze medals at Athens in 2004. What an inspiring and incredible achievement! |
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Going For The Gold
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| Going for the gold is a mindset that everyone can adopt. You don't have to be an Olympic downhill skier to go for the gold. Always seek to be the best you can be.
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Setting Goals – How to Get Started!
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| "I really admire those Olympic athletes, but I could never do anything like that!" These are some of the comments I've heard over the past few weeks from people with whom I have been discussing the Olympic games. Typically, you would not find me in front of a TV for hours, let alone watching sports. No way! However, it was with a great sense of pride, and interest, that I did watch a lot of the games on TV. I did so with purpose and intent - and for the entertainment, of course. I have always been very goal-oriented and I am happy to share my goals with people who can help me and support me.
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Living In The Gap Of Possibility And Purpose: Part 1
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| Creating a GAP in our lives can be one of the most life enhancing processes we ever do.
The Olympic athlete does it when he or she 'goes for the gold.' The young teenager does it when he or she commits to the career of their dreams rather than settling for mediocrity. And you and I can do it when we clarify what our life on purpose will look and be like.
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Chicken or Beef?
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| As a former national champion Olympic weightlifter, one of my prized possessions is my gold
medal. It is a very special momento to me, which I display in my office. Recently, I was traveling
on an airplane, and I met a unique gentleman seated next to me. If they ever add an Olympic
event called the Marathon Bad Attitude, this gentleman will have a gold medal, too.
Shortly after introducing myself, he told me he didn't like the airline we were flying on, the
seats, the aisles, or our flight attendant. He went on to inform me he didn't like the city we were
in, the airport we were connecting through, or our final destination. I don't think he liked me
either, but we didn't get that far into the conversation.
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Passing the Torch
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| In 1976, during a routine eye test to enter college, I was diagnosed with a rare disease that would eventually result in my blindness. As a teenager with my whole life ahead of me, the devastation that I experienced was indescribable.
Several weeks later, a family friend called and offered to pick me up and take me with him to an event known as a "Positive Thinking Rally." I cared nothing about anything having to do with positive thinking, as I was settling into my own form of depression; but for some reason, I agreed to go.
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The New Rules of What-If
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| If you own a computer or read the news, you’ve probably heard of the “two Steves” – Jobs and Wozniak, who founded Apple Computers in 1976. Far less likely is that you’ve heard of Ron Wayne. He designed the Apple logo and along with Steve Jobs and Wozniak, was one of the original founding partners in Apple. Afraid that their new startup computer company would fail, Ron sold back his 10% stake in Apple for $800, only 12 days after he got it. If he’d held onto that $800 stake, even as a silent partner, today he’d be worth around $22 billion. |
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