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“We could never do THAT in OUR city!”
Leadership doesn’t make excuses. Via our Urban Truth Collective. #UrbanTruth
For decades I’ve been talking about what I call “the 8 most unhelpful words in the English language — we could never do THAT in OUR city!” It’s critically important for us to call out the difference between energy & excuse. The Urban Truth Collective will be doing an ongoing series showing inspiring city action we SHOULDN’T BE MAKING ANY EXCUSES ABOUT.
https://www.urbantruthcollective.com/content 
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