CHAPTER 9
PERSEVERE
YOU ARE A SEED
I really think a champion is defined not by their wins but by how they can recover when they fall.
—SERENA WILLIAMS
There are times during a project that you reach a point where you discover your hypotheses or plan assumptions were not 100 percent perfect. You wanted to go after a VP job but ended up focusing on a senior director job because the company restructured. Or you had some personal issues; for example, a CEO friend of mine retired so he could take care of his sick wife. Although you know where you stand regarding your POA, you get distracted by focusing on those daily tasks and emergencies that come up. In fact, you can become so distracted that you may keep your eye off your objectives or actions, ...
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