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May
3,
2010 | from Go for No! |
| NOteworthy
Thought of the Week |
"Failure
= Normal = Good. Reward excellent failure. Punish mediocre
success. Fail faster. Succeed sooner." - Tom
Peters
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| This
Week's Trivia Question |
Mother's Day is on the
way... any idea how long it's been celebrated? Find out
below!
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| This
Week's NOtivational
Article |
How
Long Can You Wait?
by
Richard Fenton & Andrea Waltz
Luis A. Atilano, born on
May 10, 1985, in Santurce, Puerto Rico, knows what it's like to wait.
And wait. And wait. Who is Luis Atilano? He is a pitcher for
the Washington Nationals - a very new pitcher, having pitched in only
two major league games.
Before joining the club this season, Atilano pitched for the Myrtle
Beach Pelicans of the A-Level Carolina League, where he accrued a
won-loss record of 6-7 and an ERA (earned run average) of 4.50 in 18
starts and 1 relief appearance. Translation: he was not
pitching well. In fact, he pitched only two complete games
for Myrtle Beach before an elbow injury in early August ended
his season. How long was Atilano in the minors? Eight years.
Eight... long... years.
It's reasonable to say that Atilano didn't have much of a chance to
make the majors. After all, every pitch he threw in the
minors was one more tork-applying-pitch on an arm that was getting
older, not younger. But there he was on the mound for the
Washington Nationals on April 23, 2010, taking the ball in hand and
hurling it the 60 feet, 6 inches to home plate... allowing just one run
on five hits in a 5-1 Nationals victory against the Los Angeles Dodgers
on April 23, 2010. Was it worth the wait? Come on.
Will it be worth the wait for you, too, when you finally arrive? Come
on. You know it will.
P.S. Wednesday, April 28, he took the mound again against the Chicago
Cubs. He is now 2-0.
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I want to know two things. The first one is, why not? And the second
one is, how committed are you to the no? Are you as committed to the no
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| Richard
& Andrea
Recommend... |
The
Successful Single Mom. In 2006, 12.9 million families in the
U.S. were headed by a single-parent, 80% of which were female.
Know a single mom who
could use a boost of inspiration? We highly recommend The Successful
Single Mom from Honorée Corder. Check it out here!
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| This
Week's Trivia
Answer |
Anna
Jarvis began a letter-writing campaign to create a Mother's
Day observance. In 1914, Congress passed legislation
designating the second Sunday in May as Mother's Day. An
AT&T survey estimated that 122.5 million phone calls to Mom are
made on Mother's Day.
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| This
Week "In the Club" |
We
have a great clip from Tom Peters (the leadership and management
consultant with personality) on failure... he's one of our absolute
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