Chapter 100. Decide to Be Great

When life demands more of people than they demand of life—as is ordinarily the case—what results is a resentment of life almost as deep-seated as the fear of death.

—Tom Robbins, Author

Either now or on one’s deathbed, one realizes a strange truth: There’s no excuse for not being great.

If you are a leader, a leader is what you are. If you are still just a manager, just managing to manage, well, maybe you’ll manage, but how fulfilling is that? How proud is your subconscious mind of you? How proud is your family?

Someday you will just decide to be great at what you do. You’ll never look back. You’ll never regret the decision. It might not have seemed like a big deal at the moment you decided, but somehow you’ll ...

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