Hand in a perfect resume, attach a cover letter if possible, have references ready and present yourself professionally on the interview.

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Sip your two welcome drinks, take a dip in one of the three pools and get ready to submerge yourself in the surrounding entertainment.

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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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You have to get yourself ready for the next day.

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If it is ready, make plans to throw yourself a party.

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Ask yourself, are you ready?

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The insights in this book are meant to help you develop the leadership skills necessary to become the master of yourself so you will be ready, willing and able to lead others.

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If you don't understand what you're getting yourself into, you're not ready.

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Like any top level sportsman, if you don't like confrontation or squeezing the last ounces of strength out of yourself, then you're not ready for a fight.

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