Visionary Leader

Dear Reader,

The calendar year has a rhythm and pace that echoes the school year. In autumn, our collective pace picks up, gaining momentum until, by early December, we are riding a wave of productivity and activity that finally and thankfully crashes on the quiet wintery beach of early January.

After a break, we return to our work, full of resolutions and declarations about what we will accomplish in the New Year. The period from January to May is another bustling time, pausing only slightly for spring break and spring holidays until, finally summer arrives, providing much needed vacation and a chance to get away once again. The big slowdown comes in July and August and then, as school buses return to their routes along our commutes, the pace begins to accelerate again.

This pace seems to repeat itself year after year, a rising tide of momentum followed by a brief lull and then another long period of productivity. It's a strenuous and predictable cycle -- one that we can actually anticipate so as expend and, most importantly, renew our energies in synch with the flow of life.

Here we are in late November, getting ready to ride 2011 to its close. Rather than fight the waning energies of the year, why not allow yourself to slow down and enjoy the season of long nights, crisp days and gathering lights? Now is the perfect time to take stock of this good old year, wind down 2011 projects and start to gather creative ideas for 2012. Now is an ideal time to make space for celebration of family, friends, community and the triumphs and struggles of the year soon behind us. Now is the perfect time to stoke your inner fires and renew your energies for the enticing potential of the new year.

Best wishes,

Kate Ebner

CEO

Nebo Company

Monday, November 28

11 AM Eastern Time On VoiceAmerica Business Channel

Inspired Leadership: Beating Burn-out and Cultivating Full Body Presence
with Suzanne Scurlock Durana

Listen Live on Monday.

Suzanne Scurlock-Durana

Leadership presence is the difference between leaders who inspire us and those who don't. Host Kate Ebner and CranioSacral Therapist Suzanne Scurlock-Durana have collaborated to bring Suzanne's creative approach to energy and presence to leadership coaches working with executives wanting to improve their leadership presence. As teacher, energy therapist, author and speaker, Suzanne has developed life-changing tools for stress-management and full body presence. She is passionate about teaching skills that allow people to feel the joy of being present in each moment without burning out. Her own inspiring vision is to shift the paradigm from a world of people who are disconnected to the wisdom of the body to a world of embodied and awakened people who know how to draw upon and sustain the body as our most valuable resource. Join Kate and Suzanne to learn how to develop your presence as a leader -- a presence that will ground and support your vision, helping you to bring it fully to life.

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Maggie McGuire: Three Guiding Questions to Help You Achieve Your Goals

Maggie McGuire's optimism is truly contagious. We hope you caught her energetic interview on Monday, November 21st when she shared her vision of how to lead from values. By day, she is Vice President, eScholastic, Kids and Parent Channels Online, but Maggie uses the same strategies with her growing family that help her creative teams manage challenging situations. Maggie's questions can help you move from overwhelmed or stuck into motion and purposeful action.

Question 1: What's possible?

What can be done? Think big about what you want to accomplish, and look for paths to possibility.

Question 2: What progress can be made?

It doesn't matter how big or small the progress - just that there is progress. Baby steps will still get you to the finish line.

Question 3: How else could it be done?

If you get stuck, don't just throw in the towel. Think about how else you might be able to achieve your goal. There is almost always more than one path to take. A small compromise down a different path might just let you achieve your goal.

Nebo for Leaders

Visionary Leader, Extraordinary Life

A One-Day Special Event to Develop as a Leader with Kate Ebner and Donna Friedman Meir

Kidscreen Summit This one-day program will take place on February 6, 2012 in NYC. Designed to provide a complete career visioning experience, women and men who participate will learn how to make their careers happen by design rather than taking a passive stance.

Are you looking for a special opportunity for professional development in the new year? We invite you to register now and bring home a deeply meaningful career vision -- and a practical plan for getting there.

This unique program is being offered as part of the annual Kidscreen Summit, but we are offering open registration through The Nebo Company. Please join us!

When: February 6, 2012

Where: Hilton NY, New York

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November 23, 2011