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THE FIRST ENEMY YOU MUST DEFEAT
Comfort is the enemy of achievement.
—Farrah Gray
YOU’RE SUCCESSFUL. You’re in the position you’re in because you’ve achieved. Yet over time, the fire of ambition starts to lose some of its crackle. It’s natural.
As a committed leader, the first enemy you must defeat is complacency. Yours.
ALWAYS HAVE AN INSPIRING NEXT GOAL
Karl Lagerfeld was an icon in the world of fashion. Creative director at Chanel for over 35 years, Fendi for over 50 years (!), as well as his own fashion house, Lagerfeld was still at the leading edge of fashion when he passed at the age of 85.
How? How is it that in a notoriously fickle industry where the creations of one season become old news almost from the 228moment they ...
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