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Embrace Losing – It Will Make You Stronger

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It is never as rewarding when you’re the coach (but coaching has many other benefits. Good news always comes quickly, bad news takes time to simmer. Write things down. We helped the write out their requirements for a system. Don’t get me wrong – I’m not a sore loser. Be gracious.

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Embrace Losing – It Will Make You Stronger

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It is never as rewarding when you’re the coach (but coaching has many other benefits. Good news always comes quickly, bad news takes time to simmer. Write things down. We helped the write out their requirements for a system. Don’t get me wrong – I’m not a sore loser. Be gracious.

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Some Thoughts on Leadership Going into 2016

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I’ve spent hours this week reading about the firing of the head coach and personnel manager of the football team I support – The Philadelphia Eagles. His name was Chip Kelly and he came off of a very successful stint as the coach of the collegiate Oregon Ducks. This is something I try to coach against.

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Embrace Losing

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It is never as rewarding when you’re the coach (but coaching has many other benefits ;-). We helped the write out their requirements for a system. And then the news came. A woman named Trish Hannon called me with the good news that we had won the project. Write things down. Be gracious.

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Stage 32: An Education Hub For Entertainment Industry Creatives

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making connections, looking for jobs, staying up on news, etc.) Jon Sperry – a highly respected dialect coach who has worked with Harvey Keitel, Sofia Vergara, and Russell Crowe – taught a Stage 32 class that was attended by members from over 40 different countries. And if you work in the entertainment industry, you have Stage 32.

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How to Make Better Reference Calls

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Plus, if she does have areas where we could coach her on improvement it would help to know that coming in.” “Everybody has negatives” So you’ve started that glowing interview and learned that Stacy was well-liked, independent, achievement oriented, blah blah blah. You expected no less. A word on recruiter references.

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There’s Still Time to Commit to Your 2021 Health & Fitness Plan

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It’s March 1st as I write this*. Seems like just a moment ago it was New Year’s Day and we were all committing to our better selves for 2021 as so many of us do. If you don’t feel comfortable sharing with somebody else write the goal down somewhere that you will see it daily. Write down everything you eat. Don’t go there.

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