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September,
2007 Welcome
to Leadership Hand™, a monthly e-newsletter To ensure receipt, please white-list our address by adding "Info@" plus our domain name to your e-mail address book. 1. Right-Sized Emotions My life flashed before my eyes. That is, my life without my dog flashed before my eyes. It's to be expected…Druid, my handsome black dog with the flowing fur, came into my home almost 14 years ago. He hasn't been well and seems to be recovering. Only time will tell. There were intermittent minutes, hours, where my emotions clearly weren't right-sized--dog-sized in this case. Any unfinished business, regrets, or fears came to the fore: children not had; my parents in their mid- and late eighties; a desire for my work to be in international development where I'm no expert, etc… I made a pie
chart for my worries, something I've walked a client or two through
before. I drew a large Along with that alignment came equanimity. A fullness as our shared past and the unknown future caused "right now" to bloom. It reminds me of an exquisite winter morning after a deep snow has fallen in the night. Sound is muted and there is a hush before the world wakes up, before children come out to play and schuss down the hill nearby on their sleds, or before shovels begin to scrape neighbors' walks. There is a quiet, full intimacy with the morning. You relinquish everything you might have planned. The present becomes replete with right now. So next time there is an event where the resulting emotions threaten to sweep you precariously off-balance, check them for their fit--make sure they are right-sized whether that be "client-sized," "team-sized," or even "dog-sized." Here's to finding that good fit. Beth Hand © Copyright 2007, Beth Hand. Beth Hand, MBA helps leaders increase their effectiveness and satisfaction, now and for the future. She can be reached at (+1) 703.820.8074 or via her website www.leadershiphand.com. 2. Reprint Permission This is a copyrighted publication. You are welcome to reprint an issue on a non-exclusive basis provided you:
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circle,
then assigned slices to each thing worrying me--the size of the
slice scaled to the size of the worry. When I managed to separate
what was about Druid and what wasn't, my emotions while still big,
came more into line.|
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