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Sep 19 2016

Are You Growing?

“Do or do not…there is no try” said the Jedi Master, Yoda, to the young Luke Skywalker. 

I was a youngster when The Empire Strikes Back was in theaters. I loved that line then and I love it today. It can be used in a variety of settings.  However, as I have been thinking about leadership the last few weeks, it has become apparent that some of us get stagnant and don’t really commit to growth as leaders. We say we’ll try, but we don’t really.

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Written by Jamy Bechler · Categorized: Leadership, Personal Growth · Tagged: Doug Dickerson, Growth, Leadership, Star Wars, Yoda

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