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It’s no secret that I am a Tom Brady fan. I admire him because of his commitment to excellence and because he competes hard. His off-field conditioning is maniacal<\/a> but, at 45 years old, he has taught the next generation of NFL greats that self-care is what leads to longevity in the highly physical game of professional football.\u00a0 \u00a0Brady prepares the way he does to win, and Brady wins<\/a>.<\/p>\n

As much as Brady wins, like it or not, not winning is a part of competing.\u00a0 He said as much yesterday, on his podcast<\/a>:<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s interesting because you would think, \u2018Oh, well, why is he still playing?\u2019 Because all you want to do is win, and that\u2019s all sports should be about is winning. And I agree it should be about winning, but it\u2019s also, I\u2019m looking at it like, no, what am I learning? What am I learning from putting a similar amount of energy in over the last couple years and not winning? What is that teaching me?\u201d Brady said Monday on\u00a0his SiriusXM podcast, \u201cLet\u2019s Go!\u201d<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

This was the money line:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cYou know, why should we feel like we\u2019re just entitled to win all the time? We\u2019re not. That\u2019s not what life\u2019s about.\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

I know you have heard this Nelson Mandela quote, “I never lose; I either win or learn”.\u00a0 It may be trite but it’s true.\u00a0 Don’t use the word “lose”, ever again, when talking about business opportunities.<\/p>\n

I have been self-employed or selling on commission since 1992.\u00a0 I am not kidding when I say that, in the past 30 years, I have never received a biweekly or monthly paycheck.\u00a0 I have been issued 1099 forms, each January, since 1997.\u00a0 It hasn’t always been easy but I have paid health insurance, paid car insurance, sent my daughter to private schools from Kindergarten through her senior year in college, and maintained two houses:\u00a0 one in San Diego and one in my present state of residence, Florida. I am bragging a bit but I am bragging to illustrate this point;<\/p>\n

I don’t always win.<\/strong><\/p>\n

In fact, I win less engagements than I don’t win but, whether I win or Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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