people around you will wonder why you are so frequently in the right place at the right time. In fact, you probably don’t get any more opportunities than they do—the difference is you can and do take advantage of the ones you get. The skills you need to do this are the self-awareness that gives you clarity of purpose, the self-confidence to know you are capable of learning anything at any age, the resilience to do outstanding work even in unpleasant situations, and the courage to “fly between trapezes” and put yourself in uncomfortable situations. Every one of these skills can be improved with
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