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Ben Newman: The 2x Daily Habit That Transformed Microsoft’s Team Culture | DSH #1594
So it's...
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Ben Newman: The 2x Daily Habit That Transformed Microsoft’s Team Culture | DSH #1594
I get to learn from Caitlin.
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Ben Newman: The 2x Daily Habit That Transformed Microsoft’s Team Culture | DSH #1594
I get to learn from Lexi.
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Ben Newman: The 2x Daily Habit That Transformed Microsoft’s Team Culture | DSH #1594
I get to learn from Sophie Cunningham.
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Ben Newman: The 2x Daily Habit That Transformed Microsoft’s Team Culture | DSH #1594
I get to learn from Coach White.
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Ben Newman: The 2x Daily Habit That Transformed Microsoft’s Team Culture | DSH #1594
And that's really the blessing is that we get to feed off of each other's energy to go try to do something special together.
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Ben Newman: The 2x Daily Habit That Transformed Microsoft’s Team Culture | DSH #1594
Well, I think the most important thing is to stay neutral.
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Ben Newman: The 2x Daily Habit That Transformed Microsoft’s Team Culture | DSH #1594
And I think this is for any athlete, any sport, any business owner.
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Ben Newman: The 2x Daily Habit That Transformed Microsoft’s Team Culture | DSH #1594
You know, when you're really successful, people are going to try to attack you.
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Ben Newman: The 2x Daily Habit That Transformed Microsoft’s Team Culture | DSH #1594
When you're doing something that somebody wants to do, you almost become a prime target for somebody saying, hey, I want that.
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Ben Newman: The 2x Daily Habit That Transformed Microsoft’s Team Culture | DSH #1594
But if maybe you're not willing to work hard enough to get it, oh, I may attack you.
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Ben Newman: The 2x Daily Habit That Transformed Microsoft’s Team Culture | DSH #1594
or if I think you've been given an edge, or you get, I'm gonna attack you.
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Ben Newman: The 2x Daily Habit That Transformed Microsoft’s Team Culture | DSH #1594
And so I think we see it in business and in sports, and I always encourage people, 70% of my work is still corporate, even though my sports work keeps me busy, 70% is still corporate, so I see it all the time.
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Ben Newman: The 2x Daily Habit That Transformed Microsoft’s Team Culture | DSH #1594
It's maintaining a neutral mindset.
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Ben Newman: The 2x Daily Habit That Transformed Microsoft’s Team Culture | DSH #1594
No matter who tries to throw you off your game, we stay neutral, we attack the next possession.
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Ben Newman: The 2x Daily Habit That Transformed Microsoft’s Team Culture | DSH #1594
No matter who in business tries to throw darts at Sean, oh, well, he does this because of this, or he has this, or he has that.
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Ben Newman: The 2x Daily Habit That Transformed Microsoft’s Team Culture | DSH #1594
No, I'm going to go attack this next interview, and I'm going to give everything that I have, and I'm going to stay neutral.
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Ben Newman: The 2x Daily Habit That Transformed Microsoft’s Team Culture | DSH #1594
So when we win, we stay neutral.
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Ben Newman: The 2x Daily Habit That Transformed Microsoft’s Team Culture | DSH #1594
When we don't get the results we want, we stay neutral.
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Ben Newman: The 2x Daily Habit That Transformed Microsoft’s Team Culture | DSH #1594
And I think that's one of the keys for high performers is learning to keep that neutral mindset through the ups and the downs.