One of the best things about my work is that I meet with brilliant people. They are world class; they are smart and intelligent; the “Olympic Champions” of their field. Real champions love truth, learning, wisdom and growth more than they love their last success. If you show them a way to become even better they will take it any time, any day and without...
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Remember how you played with a magnifying glass as a child and directed the sun’s rays to focus on a piece of paper until it caught fire? The magnifying glass brought the rays to a point of concentration. Concentrated light rays brought enough energy to cause heating and a change of state of the paper. A ritual is a magnifying glass you use to bring...
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Each seminar, each group, each strategy session brings forward lessons, insights and new articulation and power. This is the hallmark of transformational work. You are made anew in the process. You clarify your goals, connect with a sense of purpose and step into a more authentic place. If we are not blessed by this kind of energy it means we are failing to step into...
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The greatest pragmatism in the world is to have a dream you work toward realizing. To say, “I don’t dream. I deal in reality.” is to negate your power and to deny your ability to transform reality. Your ability to work and to realize your purpose and dream is the most real thing in the world. It is reality. Put differently, without idealism, a “realistic”...
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Sometimes you get up in the morning and something in you knows that there was a shift – that the season has changed. Still, you put on your shorts and head out for the day. Your body feels the chill but you are full of your projections and plans and too preoccupied to notice and hear the cues coming from inside. The same happens in...
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Dear Leader, This Key is about what I learned from an embarrassing moment. It is about a trap we may fall into when strategizing, communicating and making investment decisions. In fact it is a trap you may fall into daily in any aspect of your life. It’s called the trap of confabulation. Confabulation is the ability, or even the tendency of the brain to make...
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You create rituals to help you stay focused on what’s important and to remind you of your intentions and values. Rituals help to bring forward alertness about a decision you made and direct you into action. © Aviv Shahar
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Here are the ducks I write about in our upcoming newsletter The KEY. They brought forward an important insight. They are special ducks. © Aviv Shahar
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After returning from discovering America Columbus was honored in a series of celebrations. At one such party he was criticized by a gentleman who said: “What’s the big deal, anyone sailing west could have found America”. Columbus went and fetched a cooked egg and challenged all those present to balance the egg on its sharp end. One after the other they tried but they all...
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Mentoring can be a powerful and rewarding experience for both the mentee and the mentor. Here are some further best practices to help you make the most of your mentoring relationships. Best Practices for Mentors: 1. Take a genuine interest in your mentee’s progress and development. 2. Establish two-way open communication. 3. Utilize active listening (L4) skills. 4. Make yourself available for questions. 5. Build...
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