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Leadership Tip Life Lessons from Leaves Last weekend I was hiking in the mountains near Asheville, NC. The leaves were changing and the colors were a beautiful kaleidoscope. My friend, Susan Stern, who had visited New England in September, commented that the leaves remind her that we are all in different stages of life at different times. Nature does represent life. Some leaves turn faster than others. Some shine brighter. Some areas peak faster than others. Sometimes all the leaves fall and the ground, like our world, gets messy. Yet beauty is in all the stages. Nature is cyclical. Like the leaves, we change throughout the seasons. Sometimes we feel green and fresh with hope and new beginnings. Other times we feel we have peaked in a role or with a situation. It is time to rest and let go. At other times we believe we are not peaking as fast as others. Comparing ourselves to others is dangerous. We are all at different stages at different times. New England leaves peak sooner than Mid-Atlantic leaves. They are both beautiful.	Leadership Tips Archives 2010 \| 2009 \| 2008 2007 \| 2006 \| 2005 A New Year, A New Decade 13 is a Lucky Number for The Saints Is Your "To Do" List a "Wish To Do" List? Holiday Shopping Giving Thanks Thank You Veterans The H1-N1 Virus is Not the Only Thing You Can Catch from Others How Are You Punctuating Your Life? Life Lessons from Leaves What Do You and The President Have in Common? Staying Alive How Much Static is In Your Communication? Do I Need to Go to Oz to Get Courage? Changes Remembering A Banking Lesson Tell Me a Story What Can Cleaning Out Closets Teach You About Your Organization? Symbols and Signs A Teachable Moment What Do Hiking and Meetings Have in Common? Remembering Walter Cronkite Are You a Shortcut? Independence Day Inspiration Three Titans Say Goodbye Open Door, Open Mind What is in your Garden of Possibilities? Lessons from a Tiger Are You on the Verge of Emotional Bankruptcy? Memorial Day Acknowledgement What Do Titles Have to Do With Success? What Can Airport Restrooms Teach Us About Acknowledgement? Blazing New Trails A Note on Passion Seeing is not Always Believing Mastery at the Masters Newsworthy Ideas to Handle Anger Running into New Perspectives Mind On, Hands Off March Madness Trust = Speed and Cost Sacred Arguing What Can Men in Love Teach Us About Our Organizations? Lessons from Lincoln A Heart of Many Rooms The Boss Delivers a Powerful Message Building Leadership A Tribute to Dreams Direction Matters What is Important "Why" and "How"?
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Leadership Tip Life Lessons from Leaves Last weekend I was hiking in the mountains near Asheville, NC. The leaves were changing and the colors were a beautiful kaleidoscope. My friend, Susan Stern, who had visited New England in September, commented that the leaves remind her that we are all in different stages of life at different times. Nature does represent life. Some leaves turn faster than others. Some shine brighter. Some areas peak faster than others. Sometimes all the leaves fall and the ground, like our world, gets messy. Yet beauty is in all the stages. Nature is cyclical. Like the leaves, we change throughout the seasons. Sometimes we feel green and fresh with hope and new beginnings. Other times we feel we have peaked in a role or with a situation. It is time to rest and let go. At other times we believe we are not peaking as fast as others. Comparing ourselves to others is dangerous. We are all at different stages at different times. New England leaves peak sooner than Mid-Atlantic leaves. They are both beautiful.	Leadership Tips Archives 2010 \| 2009 \| 2008 2007 \| 2006 \| 2005 A New Year, A New Decade 13 is a Lucky Number for The Saints Is Your "To Do" List a "Wish To Do" List? Holiday Shopping Giving Thanks Thank You Veterans The H1-N1 Virus is Not the Only Thing You Can Catch from Others How Are You Punctuating Your Life? Life Lessons from Leaves What Do You and The President Have in Common? Staying Alive How Much Static is In Your Communication? Do I Need to Go to Oz to Get Courage? Changes Remembering A Banking Lesson Tell Me a Story What Can Cleaning Out Closets Teach You About Your Organization? Symbols and Signs A Teachable Moment What Do Hiking and Meetings Have in Common? Remembering Walter Cronkite Are You a Shortcut? Independence Day Inspiration Three Titans Say Goodbye Open Door, Open Mind What is in your Garden of Possibilities? Lessons from a Tiger Are You on the Verge of Emotional Bankruptcy? Memorial Day Acknowledgement What Do Titles Have to Do With Success? What Can Airport Restrooms Teach Us About Acknowledgement? Blazing New Trails A Note on Passion Seeing is not Always Believing Mastery at the Masters Newsworthy Ideas to Handle Anger Running into New Perspectives Mind On, Hands Off March Madness Trust = Speed and Cost Sacred Arguing What Can Men in Love Teach Us About Our Organizations? Lessons from Lincoln A Heart of Many Rooms The Boss Delivers a Powerful Message Building Leadership A Tribute to Dreams Direction Matters What is Important "Why" and "How"?
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Synergy Consultants, LLC 303 Hopkins Rd • Baltimore, MD 21212 (410) 377-7323 maryann@synergy-consultants.net Columbus, Ohio Office: 300 W. Spring St, Suite 403 • Columbus, OH 43215 (443) 465-1141

Life Lessons from Leaves