Visionary Leader

Dear Reader,

The climate is changing. Our resources are depleting. Our leadership and government are gridlocked. The global economy is teetering. It's so easy to get discouraged if you line up the facts. In our work with individuals and organizations, I notice that many leaders carry their responsibilities heavily -- keenly aware of the outcomes that they must generate and the consequences of not making the right things happen.

Trout Unlimited CEO Chris Wood is an environmental leader whose personal attitude and commitment to action and results seem to stem from an abiding optimism. As Chris puts it, "I've never met an angler who's not an optimist. We stand in all weather casting fur, wire and string at river ghosts, believing that at the next cast we'll catch the fish of our lives." His optimism is one of the secret ingredients of his amazing success as the leader of Trout Unlimited. He'll tell you that his team is the real reason.

Please join me on Monday, January 30th for an in-depth conversation with a leader who can teach us all a thing or two about delivering on a vision.

Very best,

Kate Ebner

CEO

Nebo Company

Monday, January 30

11 AM Eastern Time On VoiceAmerica Business Channel

Collaborative Stewardship: A Conservationist's Vision
with Chris Wood, CEO, Trout Unlimited.

Listen Live on Monday.

"One of the penalties of an ecological education is that one lives alone in a world of wounds. Much of the damage inflicted on land is quite invisible to laymen. An ecologist must either harden his shell and make believe that the consequences of science are none of his business, or he must be the doctor who sees the marks of death in a community that believes itself well and does not want to be told otherwise."

~ Aldo Leopold, A Sand County Almanac

Chris Wood

CEO, Trout Unlimited

Conservation is a uniquely American ideal - affirmative, optimistic and forward-looking in nature. Yet in recent times, the conversation and effort to protect the environment has fallen back into old tactics of fear and criticism. Trout Unlimited (TU) CEO Chris Wood is the innovative leader of an exceptional conservation organization that has embraced a philosophy and vision of "collaborative stewardship." stewardship." Despite lean times, TU has exceeded its fundraising goals and continues to build support for its results-focused work. Learn how this visionary leader is driving big results in challenging times through a powerful, positive vision that invites us all to get involved.

Join Host Kate Ebner to discover the mindset and approach that distinguishes TU and powers its mission.Learn more.

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Finding Your Calling

On January 23, Richard Leider, bestselling author, legendary coach, and founder of the Inventure Group joined us on Visionary Leader, Extraordinary Life. Richard shared his equation for finding your life's calling:

G + P + V = C

Gifts

Everyone wants to feel valued by sharing their best gifts with the world. Determine your best gifts and talents, those that you most enjoy exercising.

Passion/Purpose

Apply your gifts to a cause and/or work that you are passionate about, or at the very least, a cause in which you are highly interested.

Values

Find a culture or an environment that matches your values. This will enable you to feel most comfortable and supported as you use your best gifts towards the cause and/or work that you are most passionate about.

Calling

Once you are have identified your gifts, passion, and values, you will have a clear vision of your own calling or purpose.

YOU ARE INVITED!!!

We invite YOU to submit a sentence or two describing your purpose. We will collect the purpose statements, share them with Richard Leider, and invite him back on at a later date to talk about your statements. Email your purpose statements to visionaryleader@nebocompany.com.

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January 27, 2012

In This Issue

Chris Wood on Visionary Leader, Extraordinary Life

Finding Your Calling

The Inspired Leader Blog

Create Your Vision!

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