If you put your effort and concentration and to play into your potential to be the best that you can be,

I don't care what the scoreboard says at the end of the game, in my book, we're going to be winners.

The talent for so many players today, the talent and the spotlight, it's taking them to heights that their character's not strong enough to support.

I'm one of those set goals achievements.

I talked about faith, passion, obviously the drive with the guys that I've been around,

and the guys that surround me every single day.

If I want to be one of the best, I've got to play with and against the best.

So that which gets praised gets repeated.

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All right, let's jump into today's communication, tip of the episode.

Thanks to our friends over a team snap.

I like this week for you to avoid the name distraction.

You may say, what is a name distraction?

I think we've all been there before.

You don't quite know someone's name and throughout the entire interaction and throughout the entire conversation,

you're actually distracted trying to figure out the name. It's almost mentally consuming you.

You're spinning it around. I say, I can't remember their name. What is their name? And you're

trying really hard to pull it out. Well, because of that, you're spinning it around. I say, I can't remember their name. What is their name? And you're trying really hard to pull it out. Well, because of that, you're almost listening to only a

portion of what's being said. Your mind is distracted, simply trying to find that name. I'd like you to do

two things, one of two things. The first thing is make a strong conscious effort to learn people's

names. So that first interaction,

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