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Thanksgiving

By: David Werdiger
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Nov 26
1 min read

We often give thanks for what we have: our homes, our health, our work.

But maybe gratitude is less about possessions,and more about presence.

The real gift is time – time shared with people who matter.

So this year, pause before you pass the potatoes and look around the table.
What you’re most thankful for might already be sitting right there with you.

Happy Thanksgiving!

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Productivity culture runs like a hamster wheel. It just keeps running, at the same pace, going nowhere.

Do you manage your time like a hamster wheel or do you put a training program in place and find time to rest?

There's a scene in "Mad Men" where Don Draper is asked what he thought about Hawaii, and instead of talking about beaches, he talks about becoming someone else. Not a version of himself with better tan lines and a Mai Tai. A different person. One who, for a few days, didn't miss

I recently took one of the best holidays of my life, and I never left the resort.

Turns out the destination is beside the point. What you're actually chasing is a change of pace, and if your holiday runs on the same schedule as your working week, you've just moved the treadmill

We have strategies for our careers, our finance, our help.

Pleased to announce a program to help answer an important question: “what’s your strategy for your time?”

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