He told his wife about the behaviors that lead to poor performance: namely, overconfidence about their skills, their knowledge and their future prospects.

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Dirt poor, Hum Huy ekes out a living farming with his wife, eight children and brother.

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That type of self-interest screwing customers, homeowners, and investors is applauded as hard work and smart thinking while the poor guy working 9-5 and trying to earn enough to support a wife and kids who finds himself out on the street although he participated in none of this.

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But he did not leave Turnberry to be at expectant wife Jo's side on Sunday night without reflecting on the one poor tee shot that did for him.

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Anthony Power was born to a very poor family in Southern Ireland, his son said, and when he first married his wife in 1959 they lived in a caravan as they could not afford a house.

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