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Find Space

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People tend to all pursue the same opportunity but the greater impact is often had by pursuing the opportunity nobody else sees

Anyone who’s spent time around youth soccer knows the pattern: a swarm of kids chasing the ball, all bunched together, tripping over each other’s feet. I can still hear my coaches yelling from the sideline: “Find space!” It’s good advice for more than just soccer. In the workplace, everyone wants to be where the action is. They naturally want to work on the hot new project that everyone is talking about. But in such a crowded environment the marginal impact you can have is limited. Don’t be the twelfth player on an eleven-person team. Find space! Look for the open field — the areas that…

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