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Ben Thigpen

@benthigpen

Father, Believer, Listener, Retired Superintendent

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Most people waste their energy on decisions that barely matter. Businessman Larry Tisch points out what moves the needle: “The most important thing is to stay focused on what matters. Most little things ultimately have no effect on an enterprise. It's the big deals - and the big

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"If you're 37... Instead of regretting that you can't wake up age 18 again, pretend to yourself that you're 90 and you've woken up age 37 again, and that you get to magically, wonderfully have the next 50 years again."

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The most successful people aren’t those who feel motivated all the time; they’re the ones who work even when they don’t feel like it. Too often, waiting to feel ready means never starting. Outliers act despite their feelings, not because of them. fs.blog/brain-food/may…

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Why do some companies outperform others by 10x? Jim Collins discovered it's not innovation, talent, or luck. It's something surprisingly simple.

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Simply the best! This is from the range on Tuesday. I was so impressed with his setup routine and attention to grip, then alignment. Every single shot. I watched him for an hour. It was the same. Every single time.

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Inspired by The Simple Path to Wealth: Which expense in your life delivers the least happiness per dollar and which delivers the most happiness per dollar?

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“Timing influences communication. Talk about potential mistakes before they happen and people start looking for ways to prevent them. Talk about actual mistakes after they happen and people start looking for reasons to defend their actions.” James Clear jamesclear.com/3-2-1/june-5-2…

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“Your capacity for excellence is inversely proportional to the number of your commitments.” fs.blog/brain-food/sep…

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Bill Bernbach, founder of advertising agency DDB, reminds us that it is not enough to be right — you must also be compelling: "A dull truth will not be looked at. An exciting lie will. That is what good, sincere people must understand. They must make their truth exciting and

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Most complexity is unnecessary, but we manage it instead of removing it because deletion requires courage that addition doesn't. -Shane Parrish

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Complexity increases because adding is easy and removing is dangerous. Whenever there's a problem, we add: a new person, requirement, or process. We never subtract. Why? Because everything that already exists has a champion. That clause in the tax code, that step in the process,

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If you want to determine a school board’s priorities, audit their meetings and see how much time they spend reviewing or discussing student achievement data. The same goes for superintendents and their staff meetings. Length of grass on football field vs literacy proficiency?

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A lot of success in life is just putting yourself in a position for good things to happen to you. + Be reliable + Avoid drama + Help other people win + Take care of your body + Take care of your mind + Live below your means + Treat your job as if it matters + Take care of

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Where there is a VOID, NEGATIVITY will fill it. Don’t let this happen to you and your team. Fill the void and become a Positive Team! Communicate. Communicate. Communicate. -Jon Gordon, The Power of a Positive Team

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"One way to instantly gain a competitive edge is to work on things that genuinely interest you. The person who is having fun has a better chance of winning because they are more likely to stick with it when things get challenging. If it felt like a hassle from the start, you're