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MUSINGS During 2019 4th of July Week #1 Crispus Attucks
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Although in other things there are great distinctions of rank and birth, virtue is available to everyone. She thinks no man unworthy if only he thinks himself worthy of her. Seneca
July 1, 2019
It’s July 4th week and the colors of red, white and blue are in the neighborhoods of Chicago. There are many facts about the American Revolutionary War that we may not know and I wish to share a few of them with you over the next four days.Many colonists became Patriots because they wanted to get out from the tyranny of British Rule. The Boston Massacre of March 5, 1770 is an example of protesting that ended in a deadly riot. It took place on Kings Street in front of the British Customs House in Boston, MA. Among the many men who died that day on the street, there were six men who were shot at close range. The first to die is believed to be Crispus Attucks, an escaped slave of African and Native American descent. At the time of his death he was known to be both a tanner and a sailor. The historical legends of this Massacre were remembered some 100 years later by the poet John Kyle O’Reilly (1844 – 1890). O’Reilly’s poem became known by his words about Crispus Attucks, “The first to defy and the first to die.” Many of the poets in the 18th Century wrote long poems, as did John Kyle O’Reilly. Here is a link to the entire poem about Crispus Attucks
https://allpoetry.com/Crispus-Attucks The last few words of the poem are:
For this, shall his vengeance change to love, and his retribution burn,
Defending the right, the weak and the poor, when each shall have his turn;
For this, shall he set his woeful past afloat on the stream of night;
For this, he forgets as we all forget when darkness turns to light;
For this, he forgives as we all forgive when wrong has changed to right.
And so, must we come to the learning of Boston’s lesson to-day;
The moral that Crispus Attucks taught in the old heroic way;
God made mankind to be one in blood, as one in spirit and thought;
And so great a boon, by a brave man’s death, is never dearly bought!
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Choose Who You Want to be Known As this week! Enjoy.
“Jo Ann” M. Radja, Executive Coach
Notes: (1) The above quotation is found on page 54 of, The Stoic Art of Living, Inner Resilience and Outer Results by Tom Morris (2014) Open Court Publishing Company a division of Carus Publishing Company.
2. http://www.crispusattucksmuseum.org/crispus-attucks
3, https://ramericanhistory.wordpress.com/2017/10/31/the-boston-massacre-and-crispus-attucks-the-first-to-defy-the-first-to-die/
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April Reflections and PRESENCE
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This April during the last 16 days of the month, many people will be practicing their traditions of worship. It is a time of reflection of who they are, how they relate to people in their community and the world at large. Reflection takes place to recognize shortcomings and how to define a place in their life with humility and courage. The Poet John O’Donohue explains the beauty of self-transformation by describing how we change without knowing we have it within ourselves to do so:
FOR PRESENCE – Awaken to the mystery of being here and enter the quiet immensity of your own presence.
Have joy and peace in the temple of your own senses.
Receive encouragement when new frontiers beckon.
Respond to the call of your gift and the courage to follow it’s path.
Let the flame of anger free you of all falsity.
May warmth of heart keep your presence aflame.
May your outer dignity mirror an inner dignity of soul.
Take time to celebrate the quiet miracles that seek no attention.
Be consoled in the secret symmetry of your soul.
May you experience each day as a sacred gift woven around the heart of wonder.
Enjoy yourself as your reflection of who You Choose to be Known As results in a positive experience for you in your business and personal life! Happy Holiday to those of you who are celebrating! Here follows an anagram to consider during this Holiday:
E asy to gaze out the window
T rying to forget incivility.
H ow we handle the self-managed situation
I s
C omforting to those involved.
S o why don’t we self-manage more often? ©Jo Ann M. Radja
The above poem by Poet John O’Donahue can be found on page 42 of the book, Bless the Space Between Us, ©2008 by John ODonahue, published by DOUBLEDAY.
The above Blog was originally published by LinkedIn on April 17, 2019 under the title, “Reflections. . . April, 2019.”
New Year Day 2019
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N ew becomes old
E very day.
W e know it and continue on.
Y et, we hope change can occur; it’s
E asier said than done. We
A lways try and this year Iet’s take the
R isk to move forward for your own self-development.
Happy New Year this 2019 as you Choose Who You
Want to be Known As. All the best,
“Jo Ann” M. Radja, Executive Coach
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Two Perspectives on Thanksgiving 2018
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T ransparency
H elps
A ll of us to understand those in
N eed of random acts of
K indness. We
S eek friendship and care from the people in our lives as
G ratitude comes into play on this Holiday.
I t’s a process to learn how to become
V ulnerable as we let others
I nside of our thinking.
N ow is the day to
G ive back to those who need a helping hand.©Jo Ann M. Radja
T his USA holiday reminds us of
H ow the diversity of thought was present
A s the pilgrims immigrated to Colonial America.
N ow we remember why courage to survive and to
K now your neighbors, led to a celebration with food,
and why it is
S omething we still do today.
G iving thanks for what we survived from or
accomplished this year, we
I nstinctively raise our
V oices to push through the pain to allow joy in our lives again.
I t’s the American Way
N ever to forget how
G iving back to others is how we grow in
strength ourselves.©Jo Ann M. Radja
Thank you to all who found value in reading this Blog during the year. A Very Happy Thanksgiving to you from Chicago as you Choose Who You Want to be Known As.
“Jo Ann” M. Radja, Executive Coach
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Halloween to YOU Too!
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Halloween is a calendar date that always brings whimsy into our lives. Here is an anagram for this calendar event:
How often do we have
An event where all ages
Learn to have fun and
Laugh.
Of course, it’s Halloween.
Whether we dress up or not,
Everywhere you look, people
Escape into this moment of fantasy,
Now and forever. . . ©Jo Ann M. Radja
Choose Who You want to be Known As — Life is Good
“Jo Ann” M. Radja, Executive Coach
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A Coaching Tool for YOU
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“The world as we have created it is a process of our thinking. It cannot be changed without changing our thinking.” Albert Einstein
We often wonder where sayings and phrases come from. Recently, I saw an Ad touting “me time.” Although I’ve heard this slogan a few years ago, I came across an article I saved on this subject. The article’s heading read: “Your Me Time- makeover worksheet.” It is found in the “Health GUIDE,” page 190 of the July/August 2008 Health Magazine @ health.com (Editor unknown). The worksheet was published in 2005 in the reference below*.
The well-known authors, consultants, founders, Jim Loehr and Tony Schwartz * developed and published a number of self-development tools in their book, The Power of Full Engagement, Managing Energy, Not Time, Is the Key to High Performance and Personal Renewal. The “Me-Time-makeover worksheet” is another name for creating a map of your energy, developed by Loehr and Schwartz. Your energy falls into four categories: Emotional, Mental, Physical and Spiritual. Each category requires you to list HOW you spend your energy during the day. You then contemplate where you can change yourself to recover, your energy balanced consciously, where you want it to be.
Not everyone appreciates keeping a journal or diary. Yet, describing this energy map me-time worksheet as a “coaching tool” tends to be welcomed by many people. I believe this is so because when you come to your OWN understanding of how you act, the change in behavior is more sustainable. Your own self-development belongs to you as you Choose Who You Want to be Known As. Here’s another interpretation of the me-time energy makeover worksheet for your use: spendrecover-text-for-map
Enjoy your Winter Season and pat yourself on the back for your resilience in dealing with the weather!
“Jo Ann” M. Radja, Executive and Career Management Coach
* Loehr PhD, Jim and Schwartz, Tony. The Power of Full Engagement, Managing Energy, Not Time, Is the Key to High Performance and Personal Renewal. Free Press (January 3, 2005) 256 pages. [This book was a New York Times Best-Seller.]
Season’s Greetings 2017
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“I heard the bells on Christmas Day
Their old, familiar carols play,
And wild and sweet
The words repeat
Of peace on earth, good-will to men!”
― Henry Wadsworth Longfellow*
Enjoy your Holiday this Season as you Choose Who You Want to be Known As. . .
“I heard the bells on Christmas Day
“Jo Ann” M. Radja,. Executive and Career Management Coach
Chicago Thanksgiving Week 2017
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From Chicago this Thanksgiving Week, I hope you enjoy this American holiday, whether you are with family, or friends, or on your own . . .perhaps these Chicago pics will remind you how we are one as these pictures can be seen by us all. Happy Thanksgiving!
As you Choose who You Want to be known as this week, Enjoy the holiday!
“Jo Ann” M. Radja, Executive and Career Management Coach
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Note: The above quotation is found at http://www.http://www.wow4u.com/qthankfulness/
All pictures displayed above were shot from my Apple 7 camera this morning.
What’s Your October Learning
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This month of October, on a National basis, is about Learning in business as well as remembering our heritage. Polish American, Italian American, Hispanic Heritage and German Heritage all celebrate their ancestry background this month.
It’s also National Cyber Security Awareness Month https://www.boozallen.com/c/insight/thought-leadership/booz-allen-kicks-off-national-cybersecurity-awareness-month-2017.html and National Women’s Small Business Month https://www.nwbc.gov/news/10-million-strong-october-council-celebrates-national-women%E2%80%99s-small-business-month. The Balance website hosts an extensive list for you to choose a favorite event: https://www.thebalance.com/october-is-national-month-calendar-3514993
Here in Chicago, events during the year have all led to the celebration of Chicago Ideas Week http://chicagoideas.com from October 16th through October 22. As an example, Professor Marcelo Gleiser, Director the Institute for Cross-Disciplinary Engagement at Dartmouth College spoke at a Symposium on the Future of Intelligence: Human, Machine and Extraterrestrial, sponsored by Chicago Ideas. He asked the question, “Are we engineering our own destruction through technology when we speak about artificial intelligence?” It’s an ethical and scientific dilemma because our intelligence is really about how we move from our present world to the future, including all that’s dark and dangerous, to creating a future that is just and equitable for all society.
As mentioned earlier, this month of October celebrates who we are as a society because all that we have around us places us in a state of constant Learning from the daily occurrences in our lives, both personally and in business. Within the past 30 days of our lives we have experienced or witnessed more tragedy in the USA, than was ever presented before, in non-war time. We mourn all those who left this earth and keep the survivors in our good thoughts for recovery.
Earlier this week, I attended an online Webinar where like-minded people shared their views about our profession and how we can Learn from one another’s experiences. It is because of that discussion that I would like to share with you some ideas for change management in your career. I prepared the format this week and it is based on a business presentation, hosted by the University of Chicago back in 2001. It’s pretty straight forward and timely in today’s environment. Here it is:
As you Choose Who You Want to be Known As during this Learning month, consider how the survivors demonstrated their strength of character and became the best examples of USA humanity for us all.
“Jo Ann” M. Radja, Executive and Career Management Coach
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