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“STAGE 1—shared by most street gangs and characterized by despair, hostility, and the collective belief that “life sucks.” STAGE 2—filled primarily with apathetic people who perceive themselves as victims and who are passively antagonistic, with the mind-set that “my life sucks.” Think The Office on TV or the Dilbert comic strip. STAGE 3—focused primarily on individual achievement and driven by the motto “I’m great (and you’re not).” According to the authors, people in organizations at this stage “have to win, and for them winning is personal. They’ll outwork and outthink their competitors on an individual basis. The mood that results is a collection of ‘lone warriors.’” STAGE 4—dedicated to tribal pride and the overriding conviction that “we’re great (and they’re not).” This kind of team requires a strong adversary, and the bigger the foe, the more powerful the tribe. STAGE 5—a rare stage characterized by a sense of innocent wonder and the strong belief that “life is great.” (See Bulls, Chicago, 1995–98.)”
― Eleven Rings: The Soul of Success
― Eleven Rings: The Soul of Success
“Instead of understanding that they were the beneficiaries of history, they began to believe that they were the creators of it.”
― Friday Night Lights
― Friday Night Lights
“As a leader your job is to do everything in your power to create the perfect conditions for success by benching your ego and inspiring your team to play the game the right way. But at some point, you need to let go and turn yourself over to the basketball gods. The soul of success is surrendering to what is.”
― Eleven Rings: The Soul of Success
― Eleven Rings: The Soul of Success
“Fall down seven times. Stand up eight. JAPANESE PROVERB”
― Eleven Rings: The Soul of Success
― Eleven Rings: The Soul of Success
“and now as we ready to self-destruct there is very little left to kill which makes the tragedy less and more much much more.”
― You Get So Alone At Times That It Just Makes Sense
― You Get So Alone At Times That It Just Makes Sense
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