Chapter 8

The Superstar Within

Each of us has strengths in some areas, and weaknesses in others. I am a much better basketball player than I am a golfer, and I am a much better professional speaker and coach than I am an artist or a musician. I work hard to keep my skill levels up in some areas, and not as hard in the other areas.

Becoming great at something must start with a state of mind. No one is born great; they become great through hard work, a desire to achieve, and a belief in themselves. Tiger Woods, Mia Hamm, Tony Hawk, and Chris Evert are sports superstars. Peter Drucker, Tom Peters, Jack Welch, Meg Whitman, and Frances Hesselbein achieved superstar status in business, and Warren Bennis, Marshall Goldsmith, Philip Kotler, Roger Kaufman, ...

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