Spirited Weekly e-zine
Issue No. 92

May 18, 2012

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We help business teams perform better and achieve more profits.
Spirited Leaders is an entrepreneur-owned firm.
Spirited Leaders is a family business.
 
Your BIG PICTURE
Have you or a consultant written your Business Plan – but haven’t really referenced it more than a couple of times since its completion?
 
Have you been able to bring all aspects of your Business Plan to life, throughout all levels of your company? Or is your Business Plan just gathering dust in your management office?
 
We can help you create a Business Plan At-A-Glance, and carry that Big Picture through to all levels of your team! Wouldn’t it be nice to have everyone dancing to the same tune?
 
 
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#476 Some people somehow know the course of their lives at an early age and they live it. Most of us do not. 
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#477 We benefit when someone or something makes us do what we can.
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#478 We simply must spend more time imagining Possibilities.
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#479 Planning is not a cookie-cutter process; planning must blend strategic thinking with strategic intuition.
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#480 We can alter our emotions, at least some of them. We can, for example, reduce the emotion of anger from high to low.
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This week's thought posts
Chapter 1

Quite a few people have said, "You should write a book" and "Have you ever thought of writing a book?"

I know at least one fellow who wrote a book on-line...over time. That's what I have decided to do...1 little chapter per week. About 300 words per week....one or two pages per week.

Perhaps you will want to read it?

Here is the first chapter.

... Read this Thought Post
 
Handling Tough Situations

You have intelligence.

You have self-control.

You have 2 of the 3 essential ingredients required to handle even the toughest situations. And, the toughest situations you experience all have one thing in common..

... Read this Thought Post
 
Power of Will - Fact or Fiction?

Very intelligent people have said things like: Fate determines many things, no matter how we struggle.” [Otto Weininger]

Very intelligent people have said things like: Destiny is not a matter of chance; it is a matter of choice.” [William Jennings Bryan].

In business we spend a lot of time trying to be the cause of future effects. We plan, set goals, set priorities, take predetermined actions, measure results, etc.

So...is power of will fact or fiction?

... Read this Thought Post
 
This Week's Book Reviews
Rick has now reviewed 146 books.
 
Here’s a link to Rick's book reviews…
 
Practicing the Power of Now: Essential Teachings, Meditations, and Exercises from The Power of Now
by Eckhart Tolle
 
I will probably buy every audio book Eckhart Tolle makes. His voice relaxes me. And, his philosophies are thought-provoking. When you listen to Tolle you learn practical lessons...the Power of Now. Tolle's messages provide perspective about important things like removing/reducing stress and worry. He has an interesting soft-spoken style and a unique way of wording his messages.
 
The Seven Spiritual Laws for Parents: Guiding Your Children to Success and Fulfillment
by Deepak Chopra
 
Deepak Chopra delivers messages that blend East and West philosophies. I particularly liked the introduction to 'Dharma', which contained messages linked to life-purpose; each human being has unique strengths and the combination of using one's strengths in productive ways and satisfying one's needs gives purpose to life.
 
Note: that is a modification of what Deepak wrote. That is the practical 'middle-ground' I took from his message [which was not just practical but also had a spiritual and moral flavour].
 
WELCOME and THANK YOU for reading Issue #92.
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About next week's Thought Posts...
Chapter 2
 
 
If you have not read Chapter 1 then you should do that before reading Chapter 2. 
 
Thought post topic on Tuesday May 22nd.
 

 
Geordie Raine visits our Centre For Family Business [CFFB]
 
The topic was 'changing behaviour for the better'.
 
The education was detailed, practical, and well-received.
 
Thought post topic on Wednesday May 23rd.
 

 
Take The Time-Out To Think...
 
We can take time outs to think...even when the battles of the day are raging.
 
Thought post topic on Thursday May 24th.