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TIP OF THE DAY: Don't Wait For Someone To Give You Authority -- Seize It Yourself

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Today's tip comes from Peter Ueberroth, former commissioner of Major League Baseball and the head of the US Olympic Committee from 2004 to 2008: 

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Authority is 20 percent given and 80 percent taken.

--Peter Ueberroth, Former Head of the US Olympic Committee

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