Category: ‘Allegories & Anecdotes’

Good day, team,

At a client’s request, I’m resending a piece that I originally sent in 2008, from J. K. Rowling’s commencement address to Harvard’s graduating class. This is part one; I will send part two next week.

In 2008, J.K. Rowling, acclaimed author of the Harry Potter novels, gave the commencement address at Harvard University. She called her talk “The Fringe Benefits of Failure and the Importance of Imagination.” When I read it, I found it so inspiring that I wanted to share some of the best parts with you.

First, a bit about her background, as context. J.K. Rowling’s parents both …

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Good day team,

Since I'll be on vacation over the next few weeks, I wanted to share

some food for thought to inspire you to create your own weekly

challenge. I've listed some of my favorite quotations below for that

purpose.
One of my aims before I went on my vacation this year was to use

social media more appropriately for my business. To that end, I signed

on to Twitter this week, which frankly, I've been slow to do. The idea

of sending out sound bites to people about what I'm doing, or how I'm

feeling didn't sound very appealing to me. But, then I realized that sharing

pithy ...
					
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Good day, team,

This week I had an unusual experience that is the basis for the coach’s challenge.

Mid-week I traveled to southern California to work with a client company. When I arrived at the Residence Inn where I was staying, I was informed that they were overbooked. I could tell that the clerk at the front desk was embarrassed as he handed me a letter stating that they were sorry about the inconvenience, but would pay for me to stay at another Marriott not far from their hotel.

I had already had a long day. It was 102 degrees outside, and I …

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