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How To Be The Best At What You Do

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So, you can be more aware. That sounds outrageous, right? In 1984, the Houston Oilers drafted me as a top safety during the NFL draft. Then my phone rings, and I’m looking at it, and I’m being distracted from my distractions! That’s a dangerous place to be. Which is exactly why you need to name your distractions. But it’s true.

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How To Be The Best At What You Do

Eric Jacobsen Blog

So, you can be more aware. That sounds outrageous, right? In 1984, the Houston Oilers drafted me as a top safety during the NFL draft. Then my phone rings, and I’m looking at it, and I’m being distracted from my distractions! That’s a dangerous place to be. Which is exactly why you need to name your distractions. But it’s true.

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Bo Eason Teaches You How To Achieve Your A-Game In Life

Eric Jacobsen Blog

So, you can be more aware. That sounds outrageous, right? In 1984, the Houston Oilers drafted me as a top safety during the NFL draft. Then my phone rings, and I’m looking at it, and I’m being distracted from my distractions! That’s a dangerous place to be. Which is exactly why you need to name your distractions. But it’s true.

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But don’t do that right now, don’t mosey over onto our website because we are going to have a great presentation from my good buddy, Kristal Frazier, joining us from beautiful Houston. Super, you know, active in the nonprofit community, down in Houston. Kristal, how’s it going? You doing okay? Why is this important?

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