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David Alan Grier reveals the iconic comedy hits he thought would completely bomb
"It's many wrong turns that I've taken willingly in my career"
"I auditioned for it. But I left gladly. I was like, this show is gonna suck. I mean, this will never go"
"Jim was so nervous, he was literally crawling out of his skin... In my head I was like, again, no one's gonna see this movie"
"I turned that movie down... They said you and Rob Schneider, we'll put you guys together. And I was like, no thank you"
"Meanwhile, the thing made $107 million dollars"
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Dear God,
Thank You for waking us up to the blessing of another Tuesday. Please walk with us today, order our steps, protect us, and fill our hearts with peace.
Bless everyone reading this with favor, strength, good news, and beautiful moments. Open doors that no one can shut, make a way where there seems to be none, and turn our quiet prayers into joyful testimonies.
May this Tuesday bring us closer to the things we have been praying for. Replace our worries with peace, our fears with faith, and our struggles with grace.
Keep us covered, guided, and grateful throughout the day.
In Jesus name, Amen.
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Dear Lord,
Today, i’m finally dropping my hands. i’m out here draining myself trying to force outcomes and fix things that aren't even in my control. i gotta stop overthinking and just step out of the way because You can’t fight for me if i keep swinging. i just know you're about to turn all this stress, all this anxiety, into my biggest win yet. amen🙏🏽
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Dawn Staley on a moment when pressure completely paralyzed her, and why the solution was to stop trying to lead like everyone else, and instead be unapologetically herself:
“I experienced something I’ve never experienced in my life. I was paralyzed. I can’t do this. You feel the pressure because you’ve got to perform.”
“You can’t be the one that dethrones the success that USA has had. I lost sleep.”
“I just kind of exhaled and said, ‘I have to do it my way.’”
“It’s a lonely place.”
“When it’s all said and done, it’s going to be me that failed or got the job done. So I just exhaled and said, ‘I’m going to do it my way.’”
“Don’t let this be an opportunity where you’re mad and in your emotions. You’ve got to learn.”
“Surround yourself with people who are smarter than you… and you just be the conductor.”
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John Wooden shares a mindset that we all need to adopt every day.
"Yesterday is gone. That'll never change. Tomorrow is yet to be."
"How can you affect tomorrow? By today. That's the only possible way."
"I tried to get each player to make each day his masterpiece."
Don't get caught up in the past or worry about the future - make today your masterpiece.
Then he shared advice he gave to certain players:
"You've gotta put the past out. Good or bad, it's past - it'll never change. The only way you can affect the future is what you do today."
You can't change yesterday. You can't control tomorrow. You only have today.
Then he recited a poem by Vivian Larimore that he loved:
"I've shut the door on yesterday, its sorrows and mistakes. I've locked within its gloomy walls past failures and heartaches."
"And now I throw the key away to seek another room and furnish it with hopes and smiles and every springtime bloom."
"I've shut the door on yesterday and thrown the key away. Tomorrow holds no fears for me, for I have found today."
"Today is the day that counts. It's today."
The present moment is the only place where you can truly make a difference.
Don't carry yesterday's failures or worry about the unknown.
Focus on what you can control.
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On this date in 1960, we changed our name from the Oakland Señors to the Oakland Raiders 🏴☠️
The rest is history. #RaiderNation
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Vida Blue at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. He pitched there from 1969-77, winning Cy Young and MVP in 71.
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A dresser in the Merchant's House Museum, built in 1832, has been discovered as a secret link to the Underground Railroad — the first of its kind discovered in Manhattan in over 100 years.
NY1 received an exclusive first look at the concealed passage, which runs from the second floor down to a pantry hideaway in the basement.
The passageway had been known about for decades, but its purpose was unknown to historians. Museum researchers recently discovered that the builder of the Merchant’s House, Joseph Brewster, was a passionate abolitionist who built false floors in integrated abolitionist churches and created this route in his own home to aid freedom seekers.
@cherylwillsny1 @MerchantsHouse
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Baron Davis on LeBron's Lakers:
"I don't even watch the Lakers, bro. I'm cool."
BD was VERY honest this morning 😅
@BaronDavis | @MichelleDBeadle | @boogiecousins | @TeamLou23
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The best CEO advice I received throughout my career:
• influence > authority
• agency (can do) > intelligence (IQ)
customer service is not a department
• sales is the hardest job in any company
• customer focus > competitor focus
• always try to add value and be helpful
• own it and never point fingers
• learn and use people’s names
• show up when it matters most to your customers
• adopt a beginner’s mindset - experts are lifelong learners
• tactics drive strategy - adapt faster
• earn a seat next to your customer, not across from her
• our job is to educate and inspire
• we are all in sales
• stay accessible, curious and humble
• people do business with people they trust, respect and like
• if you are waiting for a title to lead, you are not ready to lead
• the language of business is finance
• there are no IT projects, only business projects
• pay your best people the very best you can
• hire people based on their good judgment and high rate of learning
• in a celebration lead from the back, in a crisis lead from the front
• you are not a team because you work together - you are a team because you trust, respect and care for each other
• to improve the customer experience, start with the employee experience
• you are not taller by making others look smaller
• revenue growth ahead of expenses
• remove bad apples quickly
• leave your desk and spend time with customers
• culture is what happens when the managers leave the room
• tactics drive strategy
• there is nothing more important than our customers
• if you are waiting for a better title to lead, you are not ready to lead
• business is personal - you can be decisive and also be kind, graceful and empathetic
• recognize effort but reward outcomes
• your company is only as good as the company you keep
• your brand is what people say about you when you’re not in the room
• learn to speak your customer’s language
• often remind people that their work matters
• a zero sum mindset limits your growth
• your company is only as good as the company you keep
• innovation opportunities are found at the edges, not centers (how your customers serve their customers)
