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Bernin4U

(812 posts)
Wed Feb 10, 2016, 07:25 PM Feb 2016

How does Bernie get stuff done? Like a Superstar!

(Sorry if you've heard this one before.)

If you're at all into team sports (or even if you're not), then you're probably well aware that even a superstar can't magically transform a mediocre team into champions overnight.

What can they do?

They can transform the entire system. They can attract other hotshot players who are smart enough to recognize the winning opportunity, to your team. They can draw huge crowds and create interest and revenue streams that never existed before.

The spectators who never had a superstar, who only ever knew to watch their players out on the field, won't necessarily have the imagination to understand the hows and whys of what a superstar really brings.

They are a means. Not an end.

Like Bernie.

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How does Bernie get stuff done? Like a Superstar! (Original Post) Bernin4U Feb 2016 OP
Don't forget inspiration by example Voice for Peace Feb 2016 #1
Yep, another common side effect of superstar athletes Bernin4U Feb 2016 #2

Bernin4U

(812 posts)
2. Yep, another common side effect of superstar athletes
Wed Feb 10, 2016, 07:54 PM
Feb 2016

Their idea of "hard work" tends to be about 3x higher than everyone else's.

They tend to raise the attitude and work ethic of -everyone- around them.

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