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FOX Business: A Broadway Lesson in Persistence

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Published: July 16, 2009 under Coaching News

July 15, 2009 – FOX Business – New York, NY, USA

It took over 1,500 Broadway performances of Jersey Boys for me to finally see it, an odd fact when you consider I am Italian-American and grew up in New Jersey. But see it I did recently and like so many others, found it wildly entertaining.

That’s the fan of Four Seasons music in me talking, the one who was in the moment with the acting, the unfolding story and the overall crackly atmosphere that is part of being at a Broadway show.

But then there is the life coach in me, the one who marvels at the persistence of those aspiring young men who eventually made it big. It brought to mind one of the intrinsic challenges of being a life coach. One day a prospective client comes to you with a goal — dream? — and it is your job to encourage him and help him create a plan to make it happen.

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