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Curt Cignetti on his program's philosophy on how not to be average: 🎭 Average is a decision disguised as a default. Make standards visible, measurable, and non-negotiable. Because what you tolerate becomes your identity. 🤝 Most people negotiate with the work; elite teams eliminate the negotiation. The gap isn’t... show more

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Are You Good in Bed? Let’s just say it—if you’ve ever asked yourself, “Am I good in bed?” that already puts you above the average. Because the truly terrible ones? Don’t ask.

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People in the Military Don’t do Well in Business w/ Robert Herjavec on The School of Greatness via Lewis Howes Sources? I’ve yet to meet anyone that was an officer in the military that was not an above average performer in every community they joined afterwards including business. If you’re comparing non college graduates I’m sure the average prior military enlisted out performs the average Joe that didn’t attend college as well. I think in general you can assume this whole conversation is based on a fallacy. Right Grok ? Is he right?

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Steph Curry after an NBA Play In Game Win — on finding joy in the work, what it feels like to be in the "zone", and how to earn the right to have success: 😄 Joy isn’t something you wait for at the finish line. It’s something you build into the repetition. When you learn to enjoy the rep itself, the work stops feeling like a cost and starts becoming the reward. This is a life hack with exponential returns. 🧾 TRUE CONFIDENCE can only come from your work! Confidence is not a mindset, it’s a receipt. It’s built quietly through preparation, through unseen reps, through promises kept to yourself you followed through on. What shows up in the light is simply the echo of what was done in the dark. 🤫 Outcomes are loud, but progress is quiet. The goal is not to chase the result, it’s to earn the next rep. Win or lose, you go again. Over time, stacking those reps earns you something more durable than success. It earns you the right to expect it. True confidence and lasting success come from finding purpose in the work itself: Showing up, doing the unseen reps, and earning the right to WIN, and believe in what you’re capable of.

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“No matter what happens in the story, it is not going to be heavily motivating your average person to do anything political.” The Epstein files case isn’t making an impact with the average GOP voter.

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WOW. Marcelo Bielsa is 70 years of age, and his parting message to Uruguay carries a lesson every coach should sit with. No group is the same. No individual is the same. Nobody. Bielsa admits he has never tried to be the “friendly” coach. He values order, discipline, seriousness, obsession. That has made him one of the most respected minds in football. But even Bielsa seems to accept something powerful here: That approach does not work for every player. It does not work in every environment. And knowledge alone is never enough. As a coach, you have to find a way to connect. Quote us on this: “You can have all the knowledge in the world, but it is absolutely useless if the people playing don’t like you. Player management and people management might not be on coaching courses, but don’t be kidded by associations. It is the most important quality a coach can have.” Football is about tactics, detail, preparation and standards. But above all, it is about people. So many coaches out there fail to grasp this, they think they can shout their way to development or success, and this day and age you simply can't.

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