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I Felt It Yesterday, Did You?

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FullSizeRender_3BING010515WoodedBrushThe fog was thick yesterday morning, outside the window on the first Sunday of January, 2015.  Hardly any noise was heard from people or traffic.  Yet, broadcasting on social media was the news of a 7-year old girl.  This young survivor of a private plane crash walked to safety in the dark, on a cold evening to look for help for her family.  http://fox8.com/2015/01/03/7-year-old-girl-survives-deadly-Kentucky-plane-crash/

We cannot surmise what she may have felt when her parents and sister “did not wake up” after the crash.  So many questions come to mind that we just focus on the outcome and her miraculous survival.  What would it take for any one of us to keep walking in the dark.  I wonder. . .

Perhaps we can keep this moment of witnessing from Nature, or fate, or of a higher power, or of the beauty of Love instilled from a family unit,  as an inspiration.  As we begin our walk though our career during 2015 and Choose Who We Want to be Known As, I know I will keep this miraculous moment in my thoughts.  Have a good career week!

“Jo Ann” M. Radja, Career Management Coach and Change Agent

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5th Day of Christmas 2014

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northwest-christmas-wreath-800x800BING122914It’s the 5th Day of Christmas and additional links and thoughts now follow:

http://www.forbes.com/sites/sylviavorhausersmith/2014/12/29/your-brain-on-games/

Nature is full of genius, full of divinity; so that not a snowflake escapes it’s fashioning hand. Henry David Thoreau

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We have only a few days left for December, 2014.  As you Choose Who You Want to be Known As, I hope you end this year in whatever way is best for you in your career.  Happy New Year in 2015!

“Jo Ann” M. Radja, Career Management Coaching & Change Agent

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4th Day of Xmas 2014

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It’s a brisk Sunday morning in the Midwest on this 4th Day of Christmas, here are a few “nuggets” of weekend thoughts:

“Respect yourself enough to walk away from anything that no longer serves you, grows you or makes you happy.”  Anon

http://www.fastcompany.com/3031530/hit-the-ground-running-6-steps-to-turn-strangers-into-connections

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“Jo Ann” M. Radja, Career Management Coach & Change Agent

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3rd Day of Christmas

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It’s the 3rd Day of Christmas and I hope you enjoy one or more of the following links:  http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2014/12/pictures/141220-reindeer-animals-christmas-science-cultures-herders/

https://www.google.com/search?q=state+of+illinois+christmas+images+of+lights&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=zsmeVIuaJY31yATL-YCgAw&ved=0CB8QsAQ&biw=1018&bih=501&dpr=0.92

http://thefancy.bandcamp.com/

Enjoy!

“Jo Ann” M. Radja, Career Management Coach & Change Agent

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2nd Day of Christmas 2014

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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

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REACHING and HOLIDAY GRAB BAGS…

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thPJJN3LD1WPimage fromBING121514I 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”

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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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We Winced…

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I’ve hear it say that “People have a short memory.”  Democrats would hope that is true as well as the Chicago Bears.  The Democrats felt it last week when the election results turned sour for many.  Watching the Chicago Bears yesterday, you felt it as well.  We winced, we can’t seem to watch it, any more than that moment, a minute or the next few hours.

We have great empathy for well-known groups of people who are having a really bad time of it when they stop competing as a group.  We may take it for granted that unquantifiable circumstances led to a poor showing of their performance.  We wince with pain during our lives and following a public blow to our ego. Yet, failure breeds a new determination to try again.  Like a Phoenix – life anew rises above the ashes.

If we were in the shoes of a public faux pax – we would be grateful for a mindful perspective.  It would –  to be observant, to be descriptive, to act, to be non-judgmental and to take it on the chin.  Yes,  we winced in defeat but it’s not over yet. Guy Kawasaki’s wisdom may come into play – “A good idea is 10% implementation and hard work and 90% luck.”

As you Choose Who You Want to be Known As this week, consider how you dealt with a career move that you wished didn’t happen. How did you  turn it around?       Have a great week!

“Jo Ann” M. Radja, Career Management Coach and Change Agent

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Yes…You Can!

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Change your Smile to Change the World.  Don’t let the World Change your Smile. @instamessageapp It’s prevalent in the workplace and in many facets of everyday life.  While we all agree it is sad and shouldn’t happen, there are experts … Continue reading →

Tell or Ask…

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Although it’s not Spring, our Building Management has asked us to consider disposing of unnecessary paper during a semi-annual shredding event.   I was surprised to uncover some Notes I kept from my position in Legal Management when I attended … Continue reading →