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The person and the surrounding conditions (opens the original)
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Most of the leaders I have coached have been well-intentioned. They want to be better and do better, but sometimes the conditions around them get in the way.<img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="1728" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!la6E!,w_1456,c_
It’s always about them (opens the original)
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They are good and short that fit my attention span.The above line was a response to last week’s writing piece and reflects the most common feedback I’ve received over the ten or so years I have been writing Mindful Motivation. I have never had anyone ask for longer pieces.As this feedback has built up, I’ve responded by working on succinctness and aiming for between 250 and 300 words. I don’t always make it, but it’s my goal.One piece of feedback can be interesting. Repeated feedback is differen
The Engineer and the Fun-Loving Client (opens the original)
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The day I buried a frozen cat (opens the original)
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Have you ever taken responsibility for something that really wasn't yours?An old lady, ill in health, lived on her own with her ageing cat. The cat ended up dying, and not being able to deal with its burial, she put it in the freezer. That’s when my partner and I got the call: “Can you come and bury my cat?” We subsequently took the responsibility, dug a hole, buried the frozen cat, and said our prayers for its safe arrival into the heavenly animal kingdom. <a class="image-link image2 is-viewabl
When the tank runs low (opens the original)
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When the pantry is running low, we restock it.When our phone battery is in the red, we recharge it.When the fuel tank is nearly empty, we fill it up.<img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="1092" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!5k3T!,w_
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