Do you have the privilege of influencing a young man or woman, aged 10-14?  Would you like to help that young person understand and explore his or her natural interests?
     Perhaps your encouragement would contribute to clarifying visions of future opportunity.  Read this week’s article, “Invest in Your Child’s or Grandchild’s Future,” to learn of an inexpensive way you can leverage your role as an authority figure in guiding a developing life!
     Dennis
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     Who among us has not asked the question associated with this week’s column, "What Should I Do with My Life?"
     Do you know someone whose answer you genuinely admire?  Do you know someone who has devoted his or her life to something deeply important--and who loves doing it?
     I've written the article hoping to have some local responses, but I certainly welcome your response, too.  I'm sure there are people all over the world who have a high sense of self-awareness and who have a deep understanding of what activities are right for them.  Frankly, I admire them!  I've searched my entire life for my answer--I think that's why it's relatively easy for me to relate to my clients when they struggle with the question.
     Dennis
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     We all find ourselves at times making requests of others.  Maybe we want to delegate some responsibility, or maybe it's merely asking someone to complete a simple task.
     Today's article, “’Requesting’ Is an Activity You Can Improve,” deals with "how" to approach the individual and make the request.
     Another article I wrote back in 2002, “Delegating Well,” is a beneficial complement to this week’s article.
     Together, the two articles give you, respectively, how to approach the other person and what specific content to communicate to him or her.
     Dennis
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     As a leader, folks expect you to know “the truth” about everything!  If you comply with that expectation, however, you'll be repetitively deceived.
     It's especially difficult when you have that expectation of yourself.  Your past experiences program you to "see" in ways that distort the truth.
     We go through life wearing figurative glasses that modify how we "see."  This week’s article, “Take a Look at How You Look at Things,” encourages you to take off those glasses and examine them, becoming more aware of how your vision is being filtered.
     Dennis
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