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SKILL 38

Be Resourceful

Your ability to be resourceful is the skill that will pull you out of a problem when necessary. Resourcefulness is how you accomplish what is desired when you do not have everything available that you expected to have. It is how you redefine what’s possible. Resourcefulness is a skill that does not stand on its own. It is related to many other skills, and it is those skills, including networking, flexibility, negotiating, problem solving, and taking risks, that will be a part of your design for resourcefulness. It’s hard to see the positive in any chaotic situation, but that’s what it takes to be resourceful.

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