| When was the last time you were really
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| | "personal retreat"--- to get still for an
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| excited about something in your
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| | hour, reflect and respond to questions
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| life?Where you walked around with a grin
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| | like these. The power of inquiry is
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| of big joy, pulsed with tons of energy,
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| | always telling--- it invariably opens the
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| felt buoyant, lifted?Surely, each of us
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| | door to something you didn't realize
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| has experienced moments of passion. Great
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| | about yourself or forgot about. Even
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| flows of pure enthusiasm, where time,
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| | though I've answered question #10 before,
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| responsibilities and worries are
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| | today my response surfaced an entirely
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| suspended. When nothing else matters but
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| | new direction. Isn't that interesting?
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| what or who you are immersed with at that
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| | I hope you take time to remind yourself
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| moment.But, what about now?Are you there
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| | of what your spirit already knows. May
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| parts of your life in which you feel
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| | you be illuminated by your inner wisdom
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| passion-less? Are you drifting? Or,
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| | and inspired to take action.1. What
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| feeling stuck?Is your energy waning?Do
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| | kinds of people, activities, interests
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| you get frustrated when you realize that
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| | give you the most energy?2. What are
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| some of the wants and dreams you have for
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| | your UNIQUE TALENTS--- the strengths,
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| your life go unfulfilled?
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| | gifts that are uniquely yours? (list all
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| Refueling Your Passion for Leadership
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| | of your strengths, including personal,
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| and Life
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| | professional talents)3. What gives you
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| Many of my clients are in various stages
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| | the greatest joy, satisfaction and
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| of a passion "re-boot". Some are going
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| | renewal in your life?4. What does your
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| through mild forms of "blahs", others
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| | heart long for?5. If you only had the
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| feeling semi dis-engaged. Like sprucing
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| | guts, you would:6. What would you be
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| up a tired, outdated family room with a
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| | doing if you had all the time, money and
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| fresh new coat of bright paint and sexy
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| | energy you needed?7. Imagine that your
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| new pillows, my clients and I find ways
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| | local bookstore is reducing its inventory
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| to reconnect to the sources of energy
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| | to one category of books. If it were up
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| that bring them brightness and meaning
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| | to you to choose the single remaining
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| again.
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| | genre, which one would it be?8. If you
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| For me, when I'm feeling cranky and
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| | could try three new and different jobs
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| un-inspired, I know that I've allowed my
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| | over the next year, what would they be?9.
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| "creativity tank" to get too low. So, I
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| | Imagine that you were meant to teach
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| schedule "Creative Dates": Stroll art
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| | others three things in life. What would
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| galleries or an outdoor art show, talk to
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| | they be?10. If you were allowed to make
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| artists, go dancing, create new programs
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| | one powerful, positive change in the
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| with colleagues, write, write, write.
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| | world, large or small, what would it be?
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| Like a transfusion, my soul is restored
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| | Take the Passion Quiz: Passion is the
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| with vibrant creative juice.When it comes
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| | Key to Extraordinary Leadership
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| to feeling low on passion, there is
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| | Performance
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| likely a common denominator:We've
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| | How about checking in on what motivates
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| probably lost connection with our inner
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| | you in your work? This Triple P Quiz from
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| spirit. We've strayed from our heart's
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| | my colleague David Batstone is a quick
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| desires. We're so busy, we've crowded
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| | way to gauge what drives Your Purpose,
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| out our soul's voice. How sad.The Power
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| | Your Passion and Your Profit.
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| of Full Engagement for Executives
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| | Passionate Self-Development Experts
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| When you think about it, we really are
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| | I feel immense gratitude to the many
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| spiritual beings in physical bodies, yet
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| | teachers who have shared the power of
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| we pay little or no attention to our
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| | deep inquiry. The questions above are
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| spirit.
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| | inspired by:1. Exquisite Life Coach
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| We exercise at the gym and run, keeping
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| | Cheryl Richardson who shares in this
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| our PHYSICAL self in shape. We spend at
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| | month's issue of Body Soul Magazine,
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| least 99% of our day working out (vastly
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| | questions 7-10 above.2. Martha Beck, Life
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| over-working) our MENTAL self.
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| | Coach and author of Finding Your Own
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| And, it's safe to assume that in some
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| | North Star Alan Cohen, spiritual teacher
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| ways, our EMOTIONAL self takes a ride
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| | and prolific author. To this day, I still
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| around the block during the day, too.
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| | turn to my worn and torn copy of A Deep
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| But, what about our SPIRITUAL SELF?
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| | Breath of Life: Daily Inspiration for
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| The spirit that knows what you love,
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| | Heart-Centered Living. Hauer is the
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| what you're passionate about?
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| | founder and Head Coach of The Hauer
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| The spirit that knows precisely your
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| | Group, Inc. She is a Master Certified
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| greatest talents and gifts?
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| | Coach (MCC) of high-achieving,
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| The spirit that knows exactly your
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| | high-potential corporate executives who
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| deepest purpose and what brings you most
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| | aspire to lead their organizations and
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| the most fulfillment?Top 10 Questions to
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| | lives masterfully. As the Executive
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| Help You Renew Passion
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| | Potentialist (TM) , Shary guides leaders
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| If you are running low on passion in
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| | and their teams in cultivating positive
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| some part of your life, this month's
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| | behavior change tapping all of their
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| Leadership Briefing gives you Top 10
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| | potentials. For the past 10 years, Shary
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| Questions to help you refuel. One of the
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| | has coached several hundred global
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| best anecdotes I know to reconnecting to
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| | executives throughout the U.S., Canada,
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| your heart's desires is to schedule a
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| | and Latin America and Europe.
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