WEBVTT - Quick Bite: 'Don't take it personally' and 3 more rules for leaders

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<v Speaker 1>You're listening to a shears These podcast. Do you have

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<v Speaker 1>a favorite quote or piece of business advice that keeps

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<v Speaker 1>you going as a leader or that you really like. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>I think one of them that I've always have in

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<v Speaker 1>the back of my mind is like, don't take it personally.

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<v Speaker 1>And where that comes from is a book that a

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<v Speaker 1>mentor gave me really early on. Now I'm going to

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<v Speaker 1>get the author's name right, but I think it's Don

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<v Speaker 1>Miguel Ruiz or something. To look it up everybody, and

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<v Speaker 1>it's called the Four Agreements. It's like a bite sized,

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<v Speaker 1>tiny book and it's just like rules for how to live.

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<v Speaker 1>And the first one is don't take it personally. So

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<v Speaker 1>so often you everyone thinks that things are all about

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<v Speaker 1>them and it's not. The next one is don't make assumptions.

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<v Speaker 1>So so often people fall into the trap of making

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<v Speaker 1>assumptions or they assume negative or you know, just don't

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<v Speaker 1>do those assumptions. Be impeccable with your word. How good

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<v Speaker 1>is that for a rule in life? You know, so

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<v Speaker 1>often today in a world of fake news and mere

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<v Speaker 1>puffery and say whatever you can, there's no facts anymore.

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<v Speaker 1>Being impeccable with your word, I think is you know,

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<v Speaker 1>an old fashioned pillar that I love to subscribe to.

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<v Speaker 1>And the last one is just do your best. Sounds

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<v Speaker 1>like your mum's saying something to you, but I think

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<v Speaker 1>you know, all we can hope for is do your best.

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<v Speaker 1>So that's a book I give my team. So at

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<v Speaker 1>the moment, I know, always like to have and you know,

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<v Speaker 1>draw on those four agreements. If you will four agreement

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<v Speaker 1>with yourself whenever I whenever I need. It's like a

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