"I have a commitment to honor my life as a gift. I wish to use this gift as best I can. I am a steward of this life, and in my stewardship, I will make every effort to take the best possible care of myself. I won't be perfect, but I will do the best I can." - Warwick Bashford

Desire is the key to motivation, but it's determination and commitment to an unrelenting pursuit of your goal - a commitment to excellence - that will enable you to attain the success you seek.

Good leaders must lead by example. Through their actions, which are aligned with what they say, they become a person others want to follow. When leaders say one thing but do another, they erode trust, a critical element of productive leadership. Here are 10 of the dozens of ways to lead by example.

1. Take responsibility. Blame costs you your credibility, keeps team members on the defensive and ultimately sabotages real growth.

2. Be truthful. Inaccurate representation affects everyone. Show that honesty really IS the best policy.

3. Be courageous. Walk through fire (a crisis) first. Take calculated risks that demonstrate commitment to a larger purpose.

4. Acknowledge failure. It makes it OK for your team to do the same and defines failure as part of the process of becoming extraordinary.

5. Be persistent. Try, try again. Go over, under or around any hurdles to show that obstacles don’t define your company or team.

6. Create solutions. Don’t dwell on problems; instead be the first to offer solutions and then ask your team for more.

7. Listen. Ask questions. Seek to understand. You’ll receive valuable insights and set a tone that encourages healthy dialogue.

8. Delegate liberally. Encourage an atmosphere in which people can focus on their core strengths.

9. Take care of yourself. Exercise, don’t overwork, take a break. A balanced team, mentally and physically, is a successful team. Model it, encourage it, support it! 

10. Roll up your sleeves. Like Alexander the Great leading his men into battle, you’ll inspire greatness in your company.

"Juice Plus+® was crucial in allowing me to extend my career the way I did – against all odds."

Very seldom does one person define the sport in which he or she participates. Is Michael Jordan the greatest basketball player of all time – or Albert Pujols the greatest baseball player? Is Martina Navratilova the greatest women’s tennis player ever? It’s usually impossible to find agreement as to who is the #1 player in any sport – but not in the case of women’s water polo, where Juice Plus+® Sales Coordinator Maureen O’Toole of Danville, California is universally regarded as the greatest female water polo player to ever play the game.

Maureen’s legacy of greatness speaks for itself. She was named Most Valuable Player of the US Women’s National Team 15 times, World Water Polo Female Athlete of the Year seven times, and U.S. Water Polo Female Athlete of the Year five times – almost single-handedly carrying the sport of women’s water polo in the United States from its infancy to its arrival as an Olympic Medal sport. She is the only athlete in her sport to have participated in the first FINA Women’s World Cup, the first FINA Women’s World Championship, and the first Women’s Olympic Water Polo tournament. She was been named to the All American team for US Water Polo a record 28 times.

In 2001, Sports Illustrated picked Maureen as the most underrated female athlete in any sport. She has been inducted into the Olympic Club Hall of Fame.

Unlike most of her potential male counterparts in other sports, Maureen had to go to unusual lengths to achieve greatness. At Wilson High School in Long Beach, California she had to play on the boys’ water polo team because there was no girls’ team to play on. By the age of 17, she had progressed to the U.S. Women’s National Team, where she became a fixture for the next 16 years before retiring in 1994. Amazingly, she returned to competitive water polo after giving birth to her daughter Kelly, in 1991. (Let Michael Jordan or Albert Pujols beat that one!)

Maureen’s story doesn’t end there, however. When women’s water polo was added as an Olympic sport for the 2000 summer games in Sydney, Australia, her old teammates needed her. So in 1997 Maureen came out of retirement to re-join the U.S. Women’s National Team and help them become one of only six teams in the world to qualify for the Olympics. Then, at the age of 39 – almost ten years older than her next oldest teammate – she proceeded to lead the U.S. in game-winning goals in the 2000 Olympic games, propelling the underdog Americans into the Gold Medal game against host Australia before 18,000 fans, the largest crowd ever to witness a women’s water polo game.

She credits Juice Plus+® with giving her the strength and stamina to not just attempt such an incredible comeback but to excel at it – despite her age.

"My philosophy as an athlete was to always work as hard as I could and give a hundred and ten percent," O’Toole explains. "But coming back to competitive water polo at that age was incredibly demanding physically, unlike any other challenge I had ever faced. There is no question that Juice Plus+® was crucial in allowing me to extend my career the way I did – against all odds."

Now firmly retired from competitive water polo, Maureen continues to "Live Life to the Plus+" by sharing what she has learned from her athletic and life experiences with others. She is founder of The Pursuit of Excellence Sports Academy, a non-profit foundation that teaches self-esteem and leadership skills to girls 8-18. She is the author of the book Becoming a Better You. And she speaks to students and such corporations as Nestle and McDonalds about the importance of teamwork in achieving success.

Maureen is also helping train the next generation of U.S. women’s water polo players – including her daughter Kelly Mendoza, a three-time High School All-American who is now a freshman Division 1 water polo player at the University of California-Berkeley. Kelly has already been named a USA Water Polo All-American five times and is currently a member of the U.S. Junior National Team. She helped lead Team USA to a gold medal at the 2008 Global Championships in Brisbane, Australia, and was MVP of both the 2007 and 2008 Junior Olympics
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Like mother, like daughter – even when it comes to taking Juice Plus+®. "Even though you’re more resilient when you’re younger, you still pay the price when you’re hard on your body. I’m so glad that I’ve had my daughter on Juice Plus+® since she was seven. I can’t help but think about what that’s going to mean for her when she’s 30 and 40 years old – whether she’s competing or not."

Looking at Roger's ability to keep his head still while maintaining his eyes on the ball, it's easy to see why so many players at all levels marvel at how he's able to make it look so effortless. A true striker of the ball, Roger combines balance, power and rhythm in a package that's clearly one of the best actions of all time.

Roger looks comfortable and balanced. You can see the lack of tension in his arms, which shows that he's got perfect, light grip pressure.

Good nutrition for tennis players takes time and planning. The large and growing body of Juice Plus+® clinical research is leading to increasingly wide acceptance of Juice Plus+ among doctors, health & sports professionals. Many now recommend Juice Plus+ to their patients and clients.

Read and listen to what a few of them have to say about the importance of eating more fruits and vegetables and the role that Juice Plus+ can play in our busy, daily lifestyle and tennis schedules.

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