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I used to try to be present by being aware of my feet. “Be where your feet are!” I had heard that phrase years ago, and I used that endlessly to ground me in the moment. To keep me present in what I was feeling, experiencing, and doing at any given point in time. Related Posts:Leave a ReplyLeadership lessons from deep in a copper mine
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As summer ends and September begins, many of us think about making personal and professional changes. (It’s the traditional start of the school year, and we still feel it!) Whether you want greater impact in your current position, or expansion into a new role, or personal fulfillment and growth, how do you turn thoughts into reality? How do you get from here to there? Related Posts:Leave a ReplyStupid movie lines – and what they mean for leadership
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As you know, we believe in the power of Thoughtful Leadership here at Chatsworth Consulting Group – the power and clarity that comes with looking inside yourself, taking the time to reflect, and thinking before taking action. So, I love when I read something that reinforces that notion, especially when it applies a little science to the mix. This week I read a great blog post on Harvard Business Review’s site about your brain.
In the current economic turmoil, one thing has become clear. In an environment of cutbacks, downsizing, and restructuring, formal lines of authority and accountability have been seriously disrupted and blurred. Therefore, it’s more important than ever to build your ability to “influence without authority”, since the people upon whose efforts your success depends may not report to you, or even to anyone at all.
Recently I’ve been noticing the breeze on my skin.
Everyone is all too familiar with the amazing story of survival coming out of Chile. Thirty-three miners trapped in a copper mine half a mile below the surface after a collapse on August 5th. Just as most had given up hope, rescue workers discovered a note tied to a drilling tube that read: “We are fine in the refuge, the 33.” Few of us can imagine surviving such an ordeal, let alone using our leadership and teaming skills to thrive, yet that is what these 33 men are doing as they wait for what could be 4 months before they can be reached and brought to safety.
“I find it fascinating that most people plan their vacations with better care than they do their lives. Perhaps that is because escape is easier than change.” Jim Rohn 
I was thinking recently about the stupid movie lines that have stayed with me all these years.
