If both members of a team are clicking along, it's easy. It's the tough times that test you deep down. If you're smart and your partner's having heck, you go to him and let him know you're going to work through it together. That'll build the team's confidence and help get you back on track. Tell your partner it's OK, and that you're behind him or her 110 percent.
You have to be pretty thick-skinned and mentally confident to go through a slump and dig yourself out of it. The ability to do that is what separates the winners from the losers. Clay and I had tough times just like every other team. But we always kept our chins up and rallied back. Every long-term team has to learn to do that. STW
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