I realized recently that when people would ask me how I have been - or - what I have been up to - that my answer would almost include some version of: “Life/work/family has been so busy lately!”
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If you know who you are - and what you stand for - and your identity is established upon your core values, principles, and the virtues or character strengths that you choose to demonstrate in your work and relationships - than you are much more likely to stand up against the persuasive power of your environment.
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This past weekend - I had the great privilege of seeing the play - A Christmas Carol - by Charles Dickens - with my parents, siblings, and my 6 y/o daughter.
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I was recently reading an article that stated that most commercial airplanes are “off course” over 90% of the time that they are flying. Yet, despite this - we can have incredible confidence that we will land at our expected destination with nearly 100% accuracy.
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I was having a discussion with someone the other day about the impact that we get out of affirming our core values and creating practical principles that shape our choices, behavior, and internal standards for how we show up in our life, work, and relationships.
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The greatest leaders we’ve studied throughout all our research cared as much about values as victory, as much about purpose as profit, as much about being useful as being successful. Their drive and standards are ultimately internal, rising from somewhere deep inside.
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Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has." - Margaret Mead. I may be taking some liberties in doing this - but I am going to suggest that families also fit into this definition of a culture…
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I wanted to take a step back and be really transparent in acknowledging why this topic of virtue is so important to me personally and professionally - and why I feel discussing and exploring virtue is so incredibly significant, relevant, and important at this particular point and time.
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