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Awhile back I read a short narrative by Dr. Robert Schuller in which he described all of the activities he had given up along the way to achieving his ultimate purposes in life. Like many of us who started young with very big goals (and very little money), early on he had a hand in virtually everything that needed to be done at his organization. Promoter... yup.… 
Several weeks ago, a friend of mine received a promotion to what she described as "a position" that required her to "lead a team of paraprofessionals." While excited about the opportunities in front of her, there was, nevertheless, a bit of hesitancy in her voice the other day as she described the expectations and challenges that she was experiencing as a "first-time leader." "First-time leader?" I asked. Clearly, she must have been speaking of someone… 
Okay, so here we are less than two weeks into the new year, and already millions of people have given up all hope to achieve the goals and resolutions that they set for 2010. Maybe you know a few of them. Now, let's be really real, shall we... because I've been in that position more times than I care to admit. So what are the top resolutions? What are the common denominators, and what makes them so difficult to achieve? **************************************************************************************************************… 
Sometimes it just comes over me. And when it does, I know what I need. Music... any music! Yes, forty minutes ago, was one of those times. And with that, I turned on a revolving CD Player in our living room that's stacked with, oh...I don't know... a whole stack of CD's! It's kind of like gambling, 'cause you really have no idea what might come up first... however, I usually roll with whatever it is! So tonight, for my listening pleasure, I got... Christmas… 
Okay... quick recap from yesterday. No, I'm not referring to the weather report I gave, or the coffee menu for that matter... I'm speaking about the survey conducted by Harvard Business Review that asked 600 execs to rate the number one motivating factor in the work-life of their employees. Here again is my recollection… 
Time: 9:48pm CST Date: Last Evening Mood: Positively Excited Location: 44.262512,-88.478597 Temperature: Start at freezing...
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