November 26th, 2008
“There’s no better time to appreciate the present than now.” Bruce D Schneider
Last year at this time I spoke on the E-Factor show about the idea of making a “Thanksgiving Resolution.” The resolution I suggested was not to wait until Thanksgiving Day to express gratitude, but to do it weekly, if not daily. I heard from many people about who and what they are grateful for. Some people shared traditions that they had about expressing gratitude. Here’s one I especially liked….
I love Thanksgiving, but not because of the turkey or the games on TV. What’s special to me about the day are my Thanksgiving presents.
Each Thanksgiving, as we sit down to dinner, every member of my family has a current “gratitude story” or "present" to share with everyone in the room. Our ”rules” are that the story must be very specific, and it must be happening right now, and you cannot echo someone else’s present (so you need to have several good ones at the ready).We call it giving each other our “Thanksgiving presents”.
This way, when we gather together every year, no matter what challenges any one of us might be facing, it again brings us back to the reality that, even when things may appear difficult, we can still make the choice to stop at any time to appreciate the moment, the people, and the valuable gift of life that is ours to share today.
What traditions do you have about expressing gratitude (or perhaps you’d like to create a new one)? What “gifts” will you bring to the table this Thursday?
Wishing you all a very Happy Thanksgiving. I am very grateful to have each and every one of you in my life.
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November 3rd, 2008
Our “guest” blogger this week is Liz Fisch, Vice President of iPEC. Liz is currently busy working on the development of iPEC’s niche-specific Leadership and Life Potentials training. These exciting programs teach coaching skills and philosophies customized to the needs and situations of people in a wide range of professions, ranging from human resource professionals to financial advisors, accountants, attorneys, direct sellers/network marketers, therapists, chiropractors, and more. Change and Choice are two words that certainly represent iPEC.
On the day before Election Day, I’d like to urge you to get out and vote tomorrow – to make a very important choice. Too often, people become complacent, not voting because “it won’t make a difference” or “one vote doesn’t matter.” Call me idealistic (you may say I’m a dreamer…and it’s true), but I truly do believe that each one of us privileged enough to be living in a country that gives us the right to vote should be sure to exercise that right.
Making a difference is why most of us at iPEC became coaches in the first place, so please, get out there and make a difference tomorrow by voting for the candidate of your choice.
And now, let’s talk about change. One of iPEC’s foundation principles is that “the only constant is change,” and that certainly can be applied to our own organization. Those of you who get iNSPIRE, our monthly newsletter, know of some of the exciting changes that are happening at iPEC right now. A new President (Congratulations Luke Iorio!), an incredible movie based on the Law of Being program and the life experiences of iPEC’s founder and CEO Bruce D Schneider, customized leadership, personal mastery, and professional development trainings to help people learn coaching skills to use in their own lives and work, and to open them up to the possibility and value of what coaching can help them achieve….and so much more.
Stay tuned to this blog as we’ll talk about each of these exciting announcements (and the driving principles behind them!) in the weeks to come. Change at iPEC, change in our country, and change, I’m sure, in your own life, just as in mine. Embrace change, and make conscious choices. (And remember to vote tomorrow!)
Tags: accountant, attorney, change, chiropractor, coach, coach training, financial advisor, HR, network marketing, sales, therapist
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