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March, 2011 e-Zine  

The Right Stuff: Life, Leadership, Legacy!


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Greetings!    

 

As my Dad's Alzheimer's progressed, I rarely traveled on my own, but whenever I did, that is exactly when he would fall, get seriously injured and I would get the calls from his facility and the emergency rooms. No matter where I was or what I was doing, my attention was focused totally on him and his needs. 

All quite fitting as he the story he always shared is that more than fifty years ago now he was in a car dealership about to purchase the car of his dreams when the salesman told him that his wife was on the phone.  It seems that the adoption agency had called and the baby they had been waiting for was now waiting for them. 

Needless to say, my parents picked me up, and 18-months later my brother, in their old well-worn station wagon.  Thus began my Dad's life of focusing on what was most important instead of "stuff". 

My dad passed away two weeks ago and was buried last week in a military service. The month of March was filled emergency room visits, two hospital stays and in the end, two weeks of hospice support in his Alzhiemer's Facility. 

Throughout his last month, he was surrounded by the "stuff" that he had accumulated in his life - the love of his daughter, his son, his two grandsons and the caregivers who had grown to know and love him as well.  He died peacefully on March 23rd.
 
It is the stuff that we choose to prioritize that defines the legacy that we create ...

                        in both our lives and in our leadership!

The Right Stuff: Life, Leadership and Legacy!

Our lives, leadership and legacies reflect what we choose to prioritize.

We all know and might even love people who prioritize and seek happiness in the accumulation of possessions like expensive cars, houses, shoes, clothes, jewelry, toys and the list can go on and on.  When we feel that there is something missing in our lives, one of the easiest ways to try to fill this void is by accumulating more stuff.  While easy, it doesn't work.

While "stuff" might give us a temporary boost, it does not address the underlying void that is driving our lack of happiness or satifaction in our life. To the extreme, most of us have at least heard of if not seen some of the painful stories about hoarders compelled to bury their unhappiness or lack of fulfillment under piles and piles of stuff only to be more and more miserable.

 

So what does the current happiness science say will impact the amount of happiness and and richness in our lives?  Here is the list of the top five factors!

  • Partnering well is number one on the list!  Who we choose to be in relationship with has the biggest impact on our happiness.  And their level of happiness is a big piece of that.
  • Focusing on altruistic and family goals versus career or self-focused goals.  People are also happier when their partners prioritized family goals as well.
  • Spirituality: People who consider themselves spiritual or religious are happier due to the sense of being part of something bigger than themselves.
  • Work, but not too much or too little: People's happiness matched how well they felt their work hours matched their desired work hours. People who worked more or fewer hours than they preferred were less happy.
  • Social interaction and a sense of belonging is also one of the keys to happiness.

How does this relate to the stuff of our Leadership? 

 

When we or others feel that there is something missing or lacking in our leadership, there is a tendancy in leadership development today to amass stuff as well.  Compentency models, tools, processes, multiple assessments, typing, roles, how to's and books on top of books. What is the impact of piling all of that stuff on our leaders and our leadership? 

 

It can make leadership just as unfulfilling as life of amassing possessions.  "Stuff" can clutter, bury and distract us from what is most important to our leadership and our ability to be great.  A "getting back to basics" approach is one of the most powerful leadership development efforts you can make to enhance your leadership effectiveness today.  In parallel with the above list, the right stuff of leadership looks like this:  

  • Partnering well. And being a good partner for others.
  • Focus on altruistic and organization goals versus career or self-focused goals.
  • Spirit: The sense of being part of something bigger than you.
  • Work, but not too much or too little.
  • Get social. Afterall, relationships are the real work of work. 

Getting back to these five leadership basics is the shortest path to enabling the great leader within you to shine through!


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Great coming events! 

 

 

The 5th Annual Western Canada Coaches Conference

 

I am thrilled and honored to be one of the conference presenters as well as leading a pre-conference workshop "How to Build Your Coaching Business with Coaching for Corporate and Organizations", Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel, Banff, Alberta, Canada, April 29th - May 1st. I hope to see all of my Canadian coach friends there!
  
To register:  www.calgarycoaches.com 
Ann Farrell, CPCC, PCC 
The Corporate Success Coach

Ann Farrell is one of the most respected voices in the corporate coaching industry.  She is an executive, business and leadership coach who ignites high performance in people and organizations through "Revealutionary Leadership".  Her passion for empowering people to fully step into their personal and professional best is at the heart of her coaching.

As the only woman to rise from entry level to the top of the house in the 150-year history of her Fortune 200 company, she combined her 30-years of corporate experience testing what works best with coaching best practices to create trademarked programs and tools that have delivered great results for more than 50 Fortune 500 companiesas well as small businesses and wildly successful individuals.  

Her signature leadership development coaching system for executives, leaders and teams has been selected by more than 40 corporate coaching firms now licensed and using it to deliver transformational results.  Her client companies include:  The Chicago Cubs Organization, GE (General Electric), Navistar International Corporation, Alcoa Corporation, Sara Lee Corporation, Allstate Insurance, Players Choice, The National Speakers Bureau and many more.

The suite of programs includes "Your Corporate Success", a group coaching program for leaders and executives, Quantum EQ, (Emotional Intelligence), Quantum Game Changers (Innovation), Quantum Start™ (Successful On-boarding), SOAR to Success (6 month virtual "next level" leadership program), "You InPowered™", "Leader InPowered™", "Women InPowered™", "Shoot for the Stars, Not the Ceiling". All are part of the Quantum Endeavors "Revealutionary Leadership" program offering

To learn how Ann and her Quantum Endeavors coaching team of "Successful-executive executive coaches" can support the success of you and your organization, contact her now. 

       

A final note:  I would like to acknowledge and thank my dad, Frank Farrell, for his model of choosing love, family, service, work and friends over "stuff" throughout his life.  His legacy, as well as his tolerance for driving well-worn vehicles, lives on in me!   
  
Wishing you all your quantum endeavor - living your great life doing your great work!

 
Sincerely,
Ann 
 
Ann Farrell, CPCC, PCC
The Corporate Success Coach
 
Founder and President 
Quantum Endeavors, Inc., a Certified Women-owned business. 

 
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