When you are certain that there needs to be a change in your life, and you are ready to commit yourself to make the change, your natural inclination is to go big! You decide to take bold steps and go for massive dreams and make the major changes that are needed. That is the usual way it works. What follows next is as predictable as the sun rising in the…
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I have been thinking of the leaders I have been associated with over the years. Though they were each one different from the other, as I look back, I see common characteristics, attributes and ways of operating that were quite similar. 1. They were honest. Sometimes painfully so. They told me the truth even when I would have rather received sanitized, homogenized opinions. Even when my feelings…
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Yesterday I made a major purchase from a company I have done business with a few times. As the installation was taking place I struck up a conversation with the two young workers. They were pleasant, with a good sense of humor and I immediately liked them. I asked them questions about their lives and background. Both agreed that their lives had many ups and a lot of downs.…
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