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An analogy for you from baseball. Everyone wants to hit a home run. You have Babe Ruth, etc. But they also struck out a lot.

"Tony Gwynn was what baseball calls a contact hitter. He just wanted to get the ball in play for a hit. He led the league in hits seven times. And, this is key, those hits turned into runs and he five times was one of the league leaders in runs scored."

I read a lot of different writers on Substack. Everyone of course has their own style. I read your writing because it is insightful and makes you think.

So, keep hitting singles, doubles and triples consistently and sometimes you get surprised with a homerun.

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That’s such an incredibly thoughtful and kind thing to say. I’m speechless except to say thank you, sir. I’ll try not to disappoint and keep at the small ball.

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Thank you

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When someone asks you what you do, don’t explain. Just say, ‘let me tell you a story.’

This is what you do — you tell stories — written from the heart. Many try, few succeed. Please…keep writing.

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That is very kind of you to say, sir. Thank you. A wise friend recently reminded me of Gene Autry's birthday and I try to do right by the Cowboy Code and to speak and write with honesty. In doing so maybe make someone's day a little brighter, just as others have done for me.

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