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Tag Archives: Ronald Reagan

Coach, Video Thyself!

Posted on September 11, 2012 by Gerald Lafon
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The beauty of reading is that you never know from what source you will get an epiphany, earth-shattering or not.  About a week ago, I was minding my own business reading Reagan on Leadership when a paragraph in the book reached out, grabbed me by the throat, and smacked me in the head!  Brilliant.  Why didn’t I think of it?

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