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Wrong label

I’ve talked with a couple of people recently who admitted they have a tendency to write some people off before they get to know them. As they talked about it, they realized how limiting that thinking is. Tom said he viewed Jeff as “too lazy” to be engaged in meetings because Jeff often doesn’t speak up.

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How are you?

As I write this message, I’m thinking about each of you and want to ask, how are you? With all the stresses related to Hurricane Ian for those in Florida, the Caribbean, and the Carolinas, for those with friends and family there, and particularly for those hit hard and still reeling from its wrath, my

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Think

We all need time to think, explore, reflect. To allow ideas, possibilities, solutions to bubble up. If we don’t intentionally give ourselves time to think, gems within may never surface. Beth has found essential to her success is blocking chunks of time on her calendar to think. She’ll clear her desk, darken all screens, set her

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Your 100 units of energy

I learned this from a coach I admire: You have 100 ENERGY UNITS each day. You get to choose what you spend your energy doing. Your thoughts use energy. Your actions use energy. Your anger and your love use energy. Choose wisely.

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Her blood boils

I came across my notes from when I coached an airline pilot a while back. They could have been written yesterday. She said her blood boils when airline employees and passengers ignore her and speak to the male in uniform nearby because “they look to the males as leaders.” She’s the Captain. She wanted to figure out

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