6. Becoming Your Vision II: Articulating Your Brand and Building Your Bench

Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are.

John Wooden

No matter what you hear in the news about solo entrepreneurs and self-made business people, no one achieves success on their own. Work and careers are joint ventures. When Shaquille O’Neal talks to groups about self-leadership and success, he makes three points. The first is to let criticism be your motivation. Second is to rise after you fall. Both of these points are interlaced with the learner’s mindset in Chapter 5. The third point he makes is that “The team is the star.” Whatever you have ...

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