Winning is a test too. Choose humility before the highlights go to your head.

RESILIENCE

WHAT THIS MEANS

Losing is the test everyone expects, so people brace for it. Winning arrives with no warning and quietly changes what you think you are owed: a bit more deference, a bit less patience, the sense that the rules are for other people. Almost nobody notices this happening to themselves. It is only ever obvious from outside.

Right after something goes well, name two people who made it possible and tell them. Then go back to the ordinary work quickly. Momentum is easier to keep than to restart.

A QUESTION TO SIT WITH

How do you act in the week after a big win?

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