Don't persuade, defend or interrupt. Be curious, be conversational, be real. And listen.

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"Look for a way to lift someone up. And if that’s all you do, that’s enough."

- Elizabeth Lesser

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"It’s like you trade the virility of the body for the agility of the spirit."

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- Dwight D. Eisenhower

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"Leaders can let you fail and yet not let you be a failure."

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