"Obviously you want to do the best you can and see what happens - it'd be nice to get another contract here and progress, " Ibehre told BBC WM.

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What you CAN do is put yourself in the best situations to strike up genuine relationships with talented people.

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What they can always do is help you make the best decisions when vesting the region.

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"It's a case of try to do the best you can with what you're left with, " he said.

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So what do you need to know about the admissions interview, and how can you best impress the school?

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So what you do is, you say, you move things along the best way you can.

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And that the best changes you can make for yourself in the year ahead, whether in what you do each day or how you do it, are going to exact perseverance, courage and focused effort.

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