Have a Safe and Enjoyable Thanksgiving Week as you Choose Who You Want to be Known As. “Jo Ann” M. Radja, Executive Coach LIFE IS GOOD
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Do YOU still SURPRISE yourself during the SPRING season?
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A few years ago, I wrote two blogs during the month of March. The first was entitled, “How will you SURPRISE yourself this SPRING?” https://careermanagementcoaching.wordpress.com/2015/03/20/how-will-you-surprise-yourself-this-spring/? and the second was entitled, “What’s Your 2016 Spring Surprise?” https://careermanagementcoaching.me/2016/03/20/whats-your-2016-spring-surprise/ An anagram for the words Spring Day was included in each Blog. Today, I want to share with you another anagram for the words Spring Day as you Choose Who YOU Want to be Known As.
S ervant Leadership
P erhaps is a phrase not used often in today’s jargon. Yet,
R esolving to put your people first
I n order to augment their contributions
N ecessary for their development and performance
G oes a long way for profitability and stability of a company.
D eciding to accept feedback from those you work with gives rise to
A gility and accountability bubbling to the surface.
Y ou hone your strengths to be the best you want to be in your career journey. ©Jo Ann M. Radja 03/25/19
LIFE IS GOOD “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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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.
Processing Mindfulness on a Sunday Morning
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I’ve a grand memory for forgetting – Robert Louis Stevenson via BrainyQuote
I’ve a grand memory for forgetting – Robert Louis Stevenson via BrainyQuotePersonal values of using the Laundry Room are similar to the use of the small office refrigerator, i.e. forgetfulness. It happens on an early Sunday morning. You fill two washing machines which are side by side, and each has a 27-minute timer. You leave for a few minutes and return to see one machine has reached 16 minutes and the other is stuck at 25 minutes. After a short phone call, you remove the wet clothes and fill another machine.
More than half of the 14 dryers are still full of dried clothes as well as the folding table. If you are a people watcher, you might enjoy reading that a 20-30 something man enters the Laundry Room. He bends down in front of a dryer and removes some of the dried clothes. He leaves knowing he still has dried clothes in the dryer. Forgetfulness happens at all ages [smile].
Have a mindful Sunday in you activities as you Choose Who You Want to be Known As. 
“Jo Ann” M. Radja
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Monday Anagrams – What’s your Awareness. . .
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Although we lost an hour Early yesterday morning, we made it through the day this Monday. Throughout our career path, we lose time, appointments, colleagues and friends and an occasional discussion. It happens that we grow, develop and become more aware of who we are and how we interact with others. Since I traveled to New York City on business, twice this month, I wanted to share with you a few anagrams I wrote, as follows:
E arnestly the Speakers engaged
T he audience to
H ear how their journeys gave them strength to change.
I t never fails to reach the
C onsciousness of each person’s awareness.
S electively, we chose our next steps. ©Jo Ann M. Radja
E arly on it became clear
T hat a Speaker told the truth.
H e said, “What was for many of us, was not in our future.”
I t was necessary to Pivot in order to
C hange our chosen path. Be guided by your integrity
S o the judgment of others won’t keep you from your Purpose.. ©Jo Ann M. Radja
E verything outside of the vehicle was very still. After
T he quick glance out his window, the driver
H eard no voices or sounds on the street or parkway. He
I nstantly and
C asually drove slower at 1:30am.
S o we continued to be safe for the next 10 blocks. ©Jo Ann M. Radja
E ver so softly people moved
T hrough the 9/11 Museum this Sunday morning.
H ow it affected people was
I nterrupted by watching
C arefully placed videos. We were reminded to
S ee though our pain in order to appreciate the joy of the value of life. ©Jo Ann M. Radja
Have a great week as you Choose Who You Want to be Known As.
“Jo Ann” M. Radja, Executive & Career Management Coach
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What’s Your Friday the 13th Story?
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Here’s my story from the LinkedIn post, published this afternoon at : “Friday the 13th and Synergies. . .” https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/friday-13th-synergies-jo-ann-m-radja by @Coach_Jo_Ann on @LinkedIn
What’s Your BEST Daily Change?
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It was cold and dreary this morning and yet, a few hours later, it is brisk outside and full of sunshine. Was this a change in opposites or just a 180 degree change of outlook – (from which we had no input)?
Change is in the air this Friday in October. The Chicago Cubs and the Los Angeles Dodgers are in a Pennant race. Halloween is around the corner. Night football is played on television, and many businesses are gearing up for the last quarter of the year and we find ourselves “right in the middle of it all.”
If we want to focus on one item in our career development before our life becomes more hectic than it already is – what would that be? In other words, What’s your Best daily change? Here are some thoughts on this subject:
Choose a path to stretch yourself, or:
However you define your Best daily change, I hope it becomes intertwined with how You Choose how you want to be Known As. Have a great Day and Weekend!
“Jo Ann” M. Radja, Executive and Career Management Coach
When Mindfulness becomes a Personal Mantra
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Heedfulness, Mindfulness and Introspective Awareness help us retain our core values in life. The Dalai Lama
While leaving a Professional Building before Labor Day Weekend, I noticed a few available individual public trays of current magazines. One of which is called, YOGAChicago , September – October, 2016. It was a surprise to see the lead article written by Mia Park entitled, “Reflections on Mindfulness by Illinois Politicians at the DNC.” [this past Summer]
Ms. Park quoted a number of Illinois elected officials who shared how Mindfulness was incorporated in their public lives:
Senior US Senator Dick Durbin – “A moment of reflection is valuable….for you to consider what your political career might be able to accomplish. Real world reflection helps to set the stage for value-driven policy making.”[paraphrased].
Jesus “Chuy” Garcia, Cook County Board of Commissioners – “When you’re going off into battle to debate legislation, remember who you are accountable to.” “It’s important to be conscious of that always – it will keep you away from the forces that have led many politicians astray – money, special interests, and many other vices that make you cease to be a public servant.”
Theresa Mah – 2nd District – Reflects on how mindfulness for politicians can acutely keep uppermost in their minds why they became public servants for the people they serve.
The complete Mia Park’s one-page article, includes the Secretary of State, Jessie White is at this link :http://yogachicago.com/2016/08/reflections-on-mindfulness-by-illinois-politicians-at-the-dnc/
The quotation by The Dalai Lama was found at page 107 of his book, Beyond Religion, Ethics for a Whole World. (2012) He explains that:
Heedfulness relates to being vigilant and conscientious about what we do;
Mindfulness, in the context of living an ethical life, is about recollection of one’s core values and motivation; and
Introspective Awareness means being honestly aware of our behavior and bringing it under control. Of course, this does not happen overnight. It requires practice.
As You Choose Who You Want to be Know As, consider how a Mantra of a mindful thought will bring you closer to the person you want people to see. Enjoy!
“Jo Ann” M. Radja, Executive and Career Management Coach
What’s Your Philosophy – On Mature Expectations?
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The best part of our lives we pass in counting on what is to come. William Hazlitt
We smile as we read text describing the difference between the use of “a” and “the.” It happened to me as I read a four-page paper by Luciano Floridi, Professor of Philosophy and Ethics of Information at the University of Oxford, entitled, “Mature Information Societies – A Matter of Expectations.” Mature_Information_Societies_a_Matter_of
Floridi’s premise is that “a” is more appropriate when discussing the digital information society because it refers to groups as opposed to “the,” that references one. Digital bandwidth itself, all over the world doesn’t provide a basis to judge the benefit of information to society. Rather, it is the expectation of information that drives education, understanding and innovation for each country’s philosophy of life. Expectations are viewed as mature when balanced by an acknowledgement that all people in the society may not be able to share your specific expectations. In other words, the right to expect more is coupled with knowing everyone may not equally be able to share in the output of digital information.
From a business prospective, companies work daily through expectations they have for their customers, their employees and stakeholders. Mature societal expectations point to three avenues, according to Floridi, as follows:
a) Education – Creates awareness of your own assumptions and expectations; Allows for justification, reasonableness and historical determination of your expectations.
b) Understanding – When society implements a particular right of use it recognizes deficiencies associated with the right of use.
c) Innovation – Mature expectations assist in creating informative actions, ordinary vs. extraordinary, normal vs. abnormal.
The philosophy of digital information results in mature expectations for the common good. Haven’t we all asked one or more of the following questions: How will this benefit the customer? Why are we moving foward on this project when the risk evaluations are not yet completed?
It’s time to recognize we all have a philosophy for the common good developed on the back of digital infrastructure. As you Choose who YOU want to be Known As in whatever societies you participate in, consider your Expectations for what you give, what the other person gets and what benefit is provided. Enjoy the upcoming weekend!
“Jo Ann” M. Radja, Executive and Career Management Coach
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