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From Average to Awesome: Lessons for Living an Extraordinary Life
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From Average to Awesome: Lessons for Living an Extraordinary Life

by Jim Smith Jr.
September 2008
Beginner
272 pages
5h 16m
English
Association for Talent Development
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Chapter 10

Become the CEO of You

 

I live each day choosing to be who I am. For my life, the real meaning and sense of fulfillment come not from what I choose to do but from whom I choose to be. I don't let other things or other people define me. I look for ways to connect with people in a way that alters the air around us.

—LISA DOMMER, COLUMBUS

 

I headed to David Kelliher's house to discuss my promotional video and website. My brother introduced me to Dave a couple of years ago, and we connected immediately. He has been my video and website manager ever since. Maybe it was the former jock thing (Dave played football for East Stroudsburg University) or the fact that we both have an amazing entrepreneurial spirit, having left our former ...

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