Hence the time I had stopped working, I had taken time to learn about all the critical elements of business as I had learnt my lesson the hard way.

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I've learnt from that and now I look on every defeat as a learning experience.

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But I think there is a low probability that will play out, not least as we have learnt from history.

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On a personal note I learnt a lot of skills that will be beneficial to me in my work as a volunteer with Scottish Athletics and UK Athletics.

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And while I have learnt many things, I keep returning to something I first learned in my father's church as a child.

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