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"Rope-a-dope."

"Rope-a-dope."

(#127) Shawn Coyne's harrowing analogy on how to create your life’s work in spite of enormous obstacles: Just like Ali…You get in top shape. Strategize. Suffer. Rope-a-dope. Wait. Take it. Wait..NOW!

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Dec 08, 2023
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This analogy changed me. Thanks

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