Page 44 - Leadership Secrets of Hillary Clinton

SMART POWER

Hillary’s spiritual side also came out when she reached
out for advice and received a boost from George Tribou,
the priest who for many years had run the Catholic boys’
high school in Little Rock, whom the Clintons had
become friends with during the past years. Father Tribou
wrote a letter to Hillary dated June 24, 1999, which stated
his view in these words: “On Judgment Day the first ques-
tion God asks is not about the Ten Commandments . . . ,
but what He asks each of us is this: ‘What did you do with
the time and the talents I gave you?’” This helped Hillary
to look inward to remind herself of her many years of cam-
paigning, which had turned into a core strength of hers.
She then tapped into another innate strength, which was
to organize a diverse spectrum of people around her to help
her achieve her goals and deal with the challenges ahead of
her. She set up committees to better assess the challenges
that she had in front of her and the best strategy for
addressing them. She also knew that she couldn’t just talk
to the people of New York, but needed to work hard to get
out there, listen to and learn from the people of New York,
and demonstrate that what she was for was more impor-
tant then where she was from.
She never felt intimidated by the situation, but she
always felt that it was important for her to roll up her
sleeves, take the time to learn everything that she needed
to know, reflect on her performance, and learn from her
mistakes to ensure even greater success the next time.

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