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Deb Vercauteren is not lamenting the lack of teamwork, but rather acknowledging that her team had the potential for greatness and was now transitioning from indoor training to competition mode, where they would face new challenges.\n\n**How to Use This**\n\nTo apply this mindset today, modern professionals and creatives can benefit from recognizing the tension between expectation and reality. Instead of getting hung up on past successes or perceived shortcomings, they should focus on harnessing their potential for greatness by acknowledging areas for growth and improvement. By doing so, they will be better equipped to navigate challenges and achieve exceptional results.\n\nAs a Behavioral Psychologist, I would add that this approach can also help individuals overcome the cognitive bias of \"premature satisfaction\" – being overly satisfied with past accomplishments and not investing enough effort in future endeavors.",{"id":84,"quote_text":85,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":86,"source":87,"quote_tag":88,"commentary":9},2665098,"We lost outdoor by a point last year, but scored more points than we were supposed to. The team performed very, very well. It just wasn't enough.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[89],{"id":90,"tag":91},5642533,{"id":92,"tag_name":93},1600,"last",{"id":95,"quote_text":96,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":97,"source":98,"quote_tag":99,"commentary":9},2665073,"But we need other people to step up. 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