PRINCIPLE 9

TURNING THE PAGE

It’s always been my philosophy: Turn the page. If something falls through, turn the page. It’s over with, get used to it, and get on with it. Very simple. It’s always worked for me.

—Merv Griffin, American television show host and media mogul

We’re in the home stretch. This final principle is essential to bounce back from a setback and, more important, move forward from a setback. It’s time to turn the page.

I am fortunate to work with some of the highest-caliber people in professional sports and at the executive level. Most of my clients come to me with some of the skills we have unpacked in this book. The one skill that almost everyone I meet could make stronger is this one. I’m talking about the ability to turn ...

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