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“Robert is the guy I want in the foxhole...
... with me during incoming fire,” Sen. Obama says in an interview. “If I’m wrong, he challenges me. He’s not intimidated by me.” As to whether Mr. Gibbs keeps him happy, “he never does,” Sen. Obama jokes.
Oh that we all had such a friend, walking with us at (most every) step.
Tip: Notice the three-part, elevating quotability power of his comment:
1. Be brief and specific …
2. Providing an unexpected mental picture (“in the fox hole with me”), and
3. Leavening one’s remarks with self-deprecating humor.
Oh, and find a buddy who’ll commit to being your “Gibbs” and vice versa. Then forge at least one close-knit team in your work or your personal or social life.
Oh that we all had such a friend, walking with us at (most every) step.
Tip: Notice the three-part, elevating quotability power of his comment:
1. Be brief and specific …
2. Providing an unexpected mental picture (“in the fox hole with me”), and
3. Leavening one’s remarks with self-deprecating humor.
Oh, and find a buddy who’ll commit to being your “Gibbs” and vice versa. Then forge at least one close-knit team in your work or your personal or social life.
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