The more effort I put into my work, the better feedback I received, and the more I improved".
The love that I am shown abroad is often better than I receive in my own country.
I not only have to fight the obsessive thoughts in my head but also the "more exercise is better" messages I receive from the media every day.
Had I received better treatment, I might have gone back".
Would I have been a better basketball player had I received one-on-one personal training from a top-level athlete as opposed to being smacked around endlessly and trash talked by Tweety, Cello, Red, and Puppet?
And yet one of the better pieces of advice I received when we started the company was from a successful small business owner who said that nobody else would be as concerned with solving my company's problems as I would be.
Last year I was banned by Israeli security from going to Palestine, yet I received much better treatment than that which my fellow Palestinians have had to endure in Egyptian airports and borders.
"The treatment I received there was better than the treatment I received in the hallways," said Mr. Bruzzo, 25.
That meant the performances were generally, though not universally, both better and better received.
But I'd better stop now, before I receive a summons.
After learning this, I better understand the voicemail I receive when I call Khia for our interview: Yeah this is Khia but, this is the wrong day, and the wrong time, leave a message, and if it's about booking, I'll call you back even faster.
