The next time I had a great idea brewing, I thought through it, planned it out as if I already had buy-in from the group, and piped up to present it at the next team meeting.

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On the rare occasions I've visited spas, I'd gone for the full-meal deal massage, sauna, swimming pool, piped-in new-age music.

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