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Ritual for the last week of the calendar year is clarifying the vision for the coming year. So, given an otherwise light schedule, I started to create mine. Until I got stuck. Like flashing lights, I was distracted by the untended morass of papers on my desk, excessive icons on my desktop and backlog of e-mails to be filed or trashed. I needed perspective. So I took a walk through the house drawn

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When I have that uncomfortable, painful, queasy feeling - like I’m being eaten up from the inside - I know that it’s time to get it out. A monster grows. It feeds off of what I am suppressing.Why is it here? It’s here as a messenger trying to tell - or shout at - me that there is something I need to say to someone, or action I need to take.How do I get it out? Talk to the person against whom I

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We’ve all heard that, we’ve seen it on Hallmark cards, and at times, we’ve even felt it and believed it. True friendship IS a gift! It is a blessing in our lives.But why is it that true friends are so few and far between? How is it that many times, we can hurt ourselves because of choices and actions that our “friends” make? How many of you have been hurt even by your so-called “best” friend?

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I purchased a leather journal to write in ... thinking that it would facilitate the ease of creative writing flow. That was six months ago, but I’ve put off using it out of fear of messing it up. Why can’t I get words on a page?What am I waiting for? Perfection. But, does it have to be perfect? Do I wait for the ‘right’ words, or am I depriving myself from expression if I put it off?Sometimes, I

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This past week we saw another chapter in the Tiger Woods saga, as he finally made a statement to the press admitting his wrongdoings and expressing his remorse. This is the personal part of the public humiliation that follows when a “Role Model” fails to live up to the implied commitment that he has to the millions of people that he doesn’t even know by name - called fans.In this part, humility

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Yes, it’s that time of year when many of us feel compelled to create “resolutions” for 2010. At this point, most of them are tongue in cheek, since we have way to many years of experience with unfulfilled resolutions to take them too seriously.It’s true that they may direct and motivate us for a period of time. Gym memberships and attendance always have a seasonal high with new memberships and

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Something broke my morning ritual at the gym. So used to handing my card to the receptionist for swiping, my forward movement was halted as she sanitized her hands after placing cash in the drawer. Along with her apology for delaying my check-in, she shared her ritual of cleansing immediately after handling money.Racing through my mind were images of germs bouncing off a greenback infecting those

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When is enough enough? Most of us spend our lives aspiring for more of something: Money, happiness, cars, houses, power, sex, adventure... And all of us are disappointed at times when we believe we don't have enough, didn’t get enough or don't feel good enough with what we’ve achieved. We are not rich enough, pretty enough, thin enough or talented enough. This feeling of “not enough” is a

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Stepping outside your story will be uncomfortable. Any time you decide to push on the edges of your story, your voices will start to work overtime to keep you inline. To put you back into your ‘comfort zone.’ Staying inside your comfort zone will only limit your experience of life. It’s safe and comfortable, but it's limiting. In order for you to step outside your story you have to push on the

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"I wouldn't give a nickel for the simplicity on this side of complexity, but I would give my life for the simplicity on the other side of complexity."I read this complex yet simple quote (versions of which are attributed to both Einstein and Oliver Wendell Holmes), initially nodded in assent but almost missed its point.I found myself grinding down into the deeper meaning, occasionally losing my

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Time to talk.Here I am, 'blogging' away and not sure to whom I am addressing my thoughts. I suppose I'm a product of our time: unlimited access to speak my truth to anyone who'll listen.I am struck at how we peck away on keyboards or handhelds instead of picking up a phone or better yet, talking face-to-face.Though I appreciate and welcome the convenience and efficiency of instant, global,

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To laugh is to risk appearing the fool.To cry is to risk appearing sentimental.To reach out to another is to risk involvement.To explore feelings is to risk exposing our true self.To love is to risk not being loved in return.To live is to risk dying.To hope is to risk despair.To try at all is to risk failure.But to risk we must,Because the greatest hazard in life is to risk nothing.The man, the

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Each and every one of us has a unique gift. A unique gift given to us by God. Are you using that gift? Are you giving the gift to world? Or is it buried deep down inside of you waiting to be discovered. Or you might not even know what it is.I believe were here to discover that gift and give it to the world. That’s what life is about. Because when you are delivering that gift, when you are

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Gossip, rumor and innuendo. Teasing and sarcasm. Dumping, trashing, slamming and bad-mouthing.Stop it!Stop talking badly about people, and encouraging others to do so, too. Stop building yourself up by beating others down.In my retreats and in life, I have seen how negative words affect people on the receiving end. I see a lifetime of ingrained behavior in people who have been beaten down – by

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I have taken stock in differentiating among my relationships: the ones that work and those that fall short of fulfillment. I have learned that my meaningful relationships have come when I focus more on being ‘known’ rather than being ‘validated’. While it’s flattering to get approval and pats on the back, my relations are more likely to flourish when I concentrate on showing up as I am even if

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Spencer Morris is 18 years old and just graduated from High School. He was asked by his classmates to deliver a speech at the graduation event. What he said was amazing!I wish I had this insight and maturity when I was 18!Here's the speech - it's worth the time to read it:"Once upon a time in TASIS there was a high school student that graduated with notable grades, he went on to go to university,

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So much to do. So little time. In today's fast-paced world, our lives seem filled with busy-ness. Working, running around, errands. Always doing something, always going somewhere. Sometimes there’s no meaningful result and the end of a frenetic day – just a bag of groceries, a rack of dry cleaning or a briefcase full of work to show for our efforts.John Lennon once said, "Life is what happens to

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Last week our YPO group had our annual mini-retreat in the Keys. We decided to invite our fathers to join us for the day and a half retreat. None of us were sure how this was going to go - in fact it was one of the most chaotic retreats we planned. The chaos was obviously around spending almost 2 days with our Dad's and not knowing how they would react, or how they would feel about doing 'retreat

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Our eyes are tied to the pulse of the Dow. Ubiquitous opportunities for a casual glance at the BlackBerry or CNBC ticker tether us to a roller coaster in the middle of a storm without a seat belt. And where goes the Dow, we go … now. That is, our mental, emotional, even physical and spiritual energies ride the fluctuation of this metric.And – day to day, or moment to moment – does this barometer

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A friend of mine, Joe Gemingnani, sent me this picture the other day (I wish I would have created it).When I saw it, it reminded me of me.I can put on a mask to the world that everything is fine, when on the inside I’m frustrated, pissed off, angry, stressed out, embarrassed and upset.And that was just yesterday.Everyone I work with has been impacted by the economy – either directly or indirectly

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The media we consume every day – TV, radio, magazines, newspapers, even the Internet, BlackBerry and videogames – can be toxic and consume our precious time. And in today's environment, the media is giving us an extra dose of negativity. It seems like no matter where you turn, it's all negative. We have enough negativity in our lives right now without purposely adding it to our diet.Consider the

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Do you ask for what you want? Kids do it well. By the time we’re adults, we learned to hold back on asking for what we really want. We’re taught that it’s ‘against the rules’ or rude to confront authority; we learn to fear that we won’t get what we want even if we ask. After a while of sitting back, we forget to ask ourselves about what we want – until the part of us that knows … goes numb.Kids

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One of my hobbies is photography. Last week I was watching a documentary on James Nachtwey, one of the most renowned 'war photographers' in the world.His work is hard to look at and yet it's captivating. I think it's important to look at it. It's important to see what we do to each other when we are scared, angry, greedy and desperate.www.jamesnachtwey.comHis work helps me 'reframe' my world

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The more I read, the more I speak with colleagues, friends and family, the more I observe in the shops and markets … the more convinced I am that it is time to trust - again.We witnessed a perfect storm of greed, denial and lack of transparency that has left us in a state of paralysis. We are afraid to step out and take action or risk. How could we? Many have lost jobs, homes, portfolios and

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I turned 55 today. Whoa!In my head I don't feel 55, but my body sure tells me a different story - bald spots, sore joints, wrinkles, gray hair everywhere and an expanding waist - it all seems to be shifting to my belly - that sucks!I'm much more aware of the passage of time. How fast it goes and just how precious time is. One day your born......then you die.When I was watching the USAir story on

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Truth. The naked truth. The truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth. What is it about Truth that we labor at masking - only to later painfully unveil?We withhold the truth ostensibly to protect the innocent from getting hurt, yet often we carry residual guilt each time we leave truth behind.Truth can hurt, but ultimately untruths have even more unintended consequences that become

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Welcome to Shift180!This business is new, yet it's not. Jeff, Barry and I decided to combined our existing practices to create something that would leverage our skills in order to create something greater then what we could do individually. Our mission is to create a world where leaders are fully engaged in their passion and purpose, by guiding them through challenging issues.  We have worked

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