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Learn The Characteristics of High Performing Individuals
Through inspirational stories learned from first-hand experiences with the greatest winners in sports, Don will teach your team what it takes for them to pursue greatness in everything they do.
Hand pick your own lessons, and have your team experience these stories of Greatness from anywhere in the world.
Discover the habits that allow a team to become consistently successful
In this live keynote presentation, Don inspires and instructs your team with lessons from the Greatest team-builders of all time.
Take the study of Great Teams to the next level In this virtual learning experience.
Bonus Offer
Certificate of Business Leadership awarded upon completion of 12 lessons.
How to become invaluable without ever being most valuable
Don shares what it means to be a great teammate, and how each member of your team can strive to attain such an important title in this live keynote presentation.
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Anyone who is in the pursuit of a champion’s life has to know their “Why.” No one has ever sustained Greatness without a strong sense of why they were driven to it.
Written by Don Yaeger on . Posted in Chasing Greatness Blog
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