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Chapter Summary: Deciding To Go Pro By Michael Jordan

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“Deciding to Go Pro,” chapter 11 is about how deciding to go a pro and discovering the importance of fundamentals. The authors use the example of Michael Jordan’s accomplishments. Pros like Michael Jordan never settle for staying. They work to become even better and they just focus on accomplishing all of their goals. Also, they pay attention to the basic and manage scheduling to always get accomplished. This has made it possible for all pros to go to the top of their field. I am not satisfied with my results and I will develop it by doing fix and practice. I will continue to run without stopping to get goals and go to top. “Generation Genius,” chapter 12 is about how Generation Genius works for us as well. The author explained how everything

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