random acts of leadership

How Strong is Your Foundation for Success?

January 27, 2010

What is the raw material from which we build our foundation for success?
I believe it is our relationships.  By relationships I am referring to more than just the ones we have with others.  All of our relationships begin with the one we have with ourselves.
In a sense, the people around us are a mirror [...]

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Celebrating Firsts

January 19, 2010

Some of you have nudged me about not posting yet this year.  I truly appreciate that you have noticed and thank you for reaching out!
The new year is off to a great start: a slow one on my blog, but with 4 firsts for me. So I thought I would take this opportunity to share [...]

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Casting off the “Good Junk”

December 30, 2009

For me 2009 was a year of tremendous learning and change, love and loss, as well as shedding stuff and organizing.  Now that the frenzy of activity has passed I have enjoyed some time to reflect on many things including lessons learned.
The lesson revealed to me was one my dad tried to teach me more [...]

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Make Your “Thank You’s” Count

December 17, 2009

Thank you for all you do. Thank you for all of your hard work throughout the year.  Thank you for…
These the are the kinds of things we say to the people who work for us and with us.  And when the sentiment behind the words is sincere, it truly matters that we say these things.  [...]

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5 Ways to Lead the Way to Holiday Miracles

November 29, 2009

I can think of no more important place for our leadership to make a difference than in our families.  The Holiday Season is a particularly opportune time for us to lead the way for something new and maybe even miraculous to show up.  Wherever in the world you may live the holidays have a way [...]

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