She gets up at 5:30am every morning, leaves the house about the time the kids and I are rising, goes in early to work to get things ready for the day, spends the school hours teaching lessons about mathematics, literature, science, civics, citizenship, friendship, achievement, disappointment, dedication, right, wrong, pride, humility, and more, and stays late to organize materials and set up special projects.

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Leaders who excel on those dimensions are rewarded with a workforce that is ready to get things done.

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You hear all the bad things that can happen to get you ready for your happy homecoming.

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They say they're ready to work together to get things done for the American people.

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And I wonder, when you take on a project like that, are there additional things you have to do to get ready to put yourself in that place?

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If you hope to eliminate meat or gluten during retirement, get ready now so you can focus other things instead of constantly hoping for the motivation to exercise, or the inspiration to prepare healthy meals.

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Or are we able to get things going earlier, not wait for that declaration without waiting for the state to be overwhelmed to get ready?

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The governor believes the language used was inappropriate and disrespectful to the office, but he continues to stand ready to work with Senator Sweeney and the Legislature in a bipartisan manner to get things done for the people of New Jersey.

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