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2nd Day of July 2015
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Today’s Musings on the 2nd Day of July, 2015: We continue our preparations for celebrating the 4th of July. Taking a moment to learn about what is also occurring on this day, A federal website shares information on the history and why so many Americans are excited to celebrate the 4th of July at http://usafederalholidays.com/independance-day/
The publication, “Medical Daily” printed a number of quotations on the 4th of July Celebration, which were posted by Anthony Rivas last year on the 3rd of July, as follows:
Freedom lies in being bold. Robert Frost
The real American Revolution was in the minds and hearts of the people, a change in their religious sentiments of their duties and obligations. This radical change of the people was the real American Revolution. John Adams
We must be free not because we claim freedom, but because we practice it. William Faulkner
Scientists also share the happy news that during this month of July, there are two full moons and accordingly, the second full moon is called a Blue Moon – http://www.earthsky.org/tonight.
Enjoy your Day!
“Jo Ann” M. Radja, Executive and Career Management Coach
1st Day of July, 2015
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It’s the first Day of July and here in the Midwest, many people begin to prepare for the 4th of July weekend, here are a number of ideas and thoughts to consider:
F orever and always we say
T o celebrate and
H old our values high.
O nly in America do we truly enjoy
F reedoms other countries only admire.
J ustice wrapped
U p in red, white and blue.
L iberty, life and the pursuit of happiness for
Y ou.©Jo Ann M. Radja
May the sun in his course visit no land more free, more happy, more lovely than our own. Daniel Webster.
The United States is the only country with a known birthday. James G. Blaine
Where liberty dwells, there is my country. Benjamin Franklin
Enjoy your day!
“Jo Ann” M. Radja, Executive and Career Management Coach
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LABEL, LABELED, LABELING
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It’s interesting how people want others to know who they are. We like to be known either by our strengths, by our family position or by what we do for a living. Yet, there are times when a situation arises where we may say, “Please don’t label me as . . . . .” We express those words because we want to choose how we are evaluated, and perhaps because the label we heard “rubbed us the wrong way.”
Our salary depends on our performance for a position that we chose to accept. So, our employer does label us for the position we hold and we agreed to that label. Under what circumstances does labelling come into play in our careers? While researching a few blog ideas, I came across a fresh presentation of how people can be defined in their roles at the office. It is called Dr. Edward de Bono’s “SIX THINKING HATS” [registered mark]. The California State University at Los Angeles prepared a brief slide share presentation explaining each “Thinking Hat” …
http://web.calstatela.edu/faculty/jpark/Six%20thinking%20hats.ppt
Should you be a Red Hat and strive to become a Green Hat, how would you obtain the educational training to do so? Online and brick and mortar classes are available as well as many Human Resource Departments. Business and Civic organizations also offer programs for self-development. As you Choose Who You Want to be Known As let your Label shine though as you manage your career. Enjoy your day!
“Jo Ann” M. Radja, Executive and Career Management Coach
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Notes: http://www.debonothinkingsystems.com/tools/6hats.htm
Valentines Day 2015
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Here’s a Valentine’s Day Business Anagram from @Coach_Jo_Ann http://lnkd.in/bYHe3zK From Chicago to you, Happy Valentine’s Day! I hope you enjoy the anagram below:
Very often
After something happens, we wish we
Listened more carefully.
Events, such as
Now – Valentine’s Day – provide
The opportunity to make amends.
It’s your turn to speak.
Nothing can take away what was said.
Early is better than later —
So happy you took the chance.
Do what is in the best interests of your Team.
Accept you are a Servant Leader ‘cause
You are very good at it.
Authored by Jo Ann M. Radja, Career Management Coach 02/13/14
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We Celebrate President Lincoln’s Date of Birth
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We celebrate and remember February 12th as the birth of President Lincoln here in Illinois. Earlier today I published a blog on this subject, via LinkedIn.com Pulse, https://t.co/0Mu2ZA6TFw. I hope you enjoy these quotations from President Abraham Lincoln.
“Illinois Celebrates President Abraham Lincoln
“No man is good enough to govern another man without that other’s consent.”
“Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important that any one thing.”
“We can complain because rose bushes have thorns, or rejoice that thorn bushes have roses.”
“I can make more generals, but horses cost money.” And lastly, “I walk slowly, but I never walk backward.”
Enjoy your career day.
“Jo Ann” M. Radja, Career Management Coach & Change Agent
2nd Day of Christmas 2014
Chicago Children’s Choir 2014 from FoxChicago
It’s the 2nd day of Christmas and I wanted to share with you a few links you might enjoy. Greetings from the Midwest!
http://www.forbes.com/sites/augustturak/2014/12/24/a-christmas-parable-on-leadership/
http://www.forbes.com/sites/trulia/2014/12/17/13-holiday-party-hacks
“Jo Ann” M. Radja, Career Management Coach & Change Agent
REACHING and HOLIDAY GRAB BAGS…
I hope you enjoy a Blog I wrote today. The Social Media platform of LinkedIn published it early this afternoon at: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/grab-bag-reach-%22jo-ann%22-m.-radja. Here it is for you to read:
“Is a Grab Bag a REACH?
We’ve all experienced being a member of a holiday grab bag at the office. Often times we opened a package and received what we wanted; othertimes, we did not. Personally, I like to be surprised because the grab bag is really a sharing event:
* Price is limited –
* Ingenuity comes into play –
* Shopping time to research where to find the item –
* We allow someone else into our lives to learn about us –
* We learn a bit about the other person –
* Our unconscious bias tugs at us if we are disappointed how our request was interpreted –
* We may have lost sight about what the grab bag was really all about; and
* The culture of your team or department may also strongly influence whether grab bags are even permitted at the office.
Engagement and appreciation is what everyone strives for in an office. This time of year offers options and opportunities for creativity if your office grab bag has lost its luster or meaning. Even if grab bags don’t happen at your place of work, there is a cultural office tradition during this holiday season. Since every employee benefits by at least one day off for during this holiday season we share equally in the culture of the holiday.
What can you do to reach out to someone to include them in your office culture tradition? How open are you to understand why it may be important for another employee not to participate in the office tradition? What form of engagement or appreciation are you expecting during this holiday season?
As You Choose Who You Want to be Known As during this holiday season, consider reaching out to understand – to engage – to appreciate someone else at the office and it will come back to you, when you least expect it.
Have a great career week!
‘Jo Ann’ M. Radja, Career Management Coach and Change Agent”
Saint Nick – December 6th
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Happy Saint Nicholas Day! From the Third Century up to today, this day is celebrated throughout the world. A wonderful explanation of St. Nick is provided under the heading beginning with Albania at this Wikipedia page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Nicholas_Day
St. Nick’s kindness was extended to children, sailors and voyagers, during his lifetime. Everyone of us is enveloped by that sense of kindness. Be kind to someone during this holiday season to feel the goodness it brings back to you.
Enjoy. “Jo Ann” M. Radja, Career Management Coach
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“‘Illusion of Trust’ as an Ethical Value”
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When I was growing up, I often heard the phrase, “What does your gut tell you?” or, “I’ve got a sick feeling in my stomach about this.” The phrase of listening to your gut has come into vogue again because neuroscience has recognized the gut communicates to the brain faster than your heart. Why is this important to know as we just finished the Halloween and Election events? Perhaps it is because trust is still an illusion. We want it, we rely on it and when it is not present in our lives, it causes disharmony that we learn to live with or just accept it because “that’s the way it is.”
While we trust our guts to assist us as we get ready for the early Winter weather in the month of November, we can learn to trust our guts in other situations. As you Choose Who You Want to be Known As this week, what positive value do you want people to know about you? Have a great week.
Yesterday I published a Post on the social media platform of LinkedIn and I am sharing it with you below. (https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/article/20141105210316-32215190–illusion-of-trust-as-an-ethical-value?trk=prof-post)
“Illusion of Trust” as an Ethical Value Nov 5 2014
While browsing for information online, I saw a link from The Good Men Project. I clicked to a Blog Post from the Executive Editor, Thomas G. Fiffer. I was intrigued by Thomas Fiffer’s choice of language and the above quotation is a phrase directly from his Blog of October 28, 2014. The Title of Thomas Fiffer’s Blog is, “3 Ways to Deal with Toxic Relationships.” http://www.goodmenproject.com/ethics-values/3-ways-spot-toxic-partner/
The first way is: If you’re familiar with the 80/20 rule – speaking only 20% of the time in a relationship indicates it is dysfunctional. In other words, you give your own power of self-worth to another person.
The second way is: “Attraction creates the illusion of trust.” Fiffer recommends you listen to your gut when your judgment is being put aside for the other. When it comes down to it – why are you not paying attention to the feeling of, “something is not right here.”
Finally the third way appears to be derived from a social science or neuroscience perspective. Fiffer explains that when you are ruled by fear, you don’t act rationally and are unable to accept rational explanations. This appears to be so because the fear reaction, once triggered, will not stop until it is soothed.
As you manage your career, how often do you trust your gut in contract to your personal experience with an issue? How often has your gut enabled the right decision for you (or at least the best possible)? Do you keep an open mind first and then trust your gut, or the reverse? Interesting questions to consider during this first week in November.
I’m grateful I followed the linked and learned about The Good Men Project and hope to read Thomas G. Fiffer again. As you Choose Who You Want to be Known As, consider how often you trust and rely on your gut instincts to make informed decisions. Enjoy your month of November in your career.
“Jo Ann” M. Radja, Career Management Coach and Change Agent”
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