Executive Insight
Tip of the Week
Issue #35, November 26, 2009
ISSN 1947-2889
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Hi !

Welcome to this week's issue of Executive Insight.

**An Attitude of Gratitude**

Thanksgiving is a great holiday: it's not sectarian, not religious,
and there are no expectations for gifts. Virtually every ethnic
group has adopted Thanksgiving as its own, and creates festive
meals accented with its regional goodies. What a time to eat, drink
and be merry! 

It's also a time to think about what we're grateful for. When we
feel gratitude intentionally (in other words, when we focus on it),
our stress diminishes. Being conscious of the things we appreciate
helps to diffuse negative feelings that creep into our
consciousness when we're stressed. 

I'm grateful for the usual things: my health, my family and
friends, my home, my business, and my colleagues. I'm also grateful
for the myriad opportunities to expand my horizons and look at life
a little differently. 

As you celebrate with your friends and family today, think beyond
the usual: consider those experiences that cause you to stretch and
shake up your thinking a little. 

Maybe now is the time to shake up your thinking some more while you
stir, roast, bake, dine, and cheer on your favorite football team
today.

Lisa

© 2009 Lisa M. Aldisert

Lisa Aldisert is the president of Pharos Alliance, Inc., a
management consulting firm that works with organizations in the
areas of strategy, business development, and
organizational/leadership development. Give us a call at
212-332-3241 to see how we can help you create strategies that make
sense for your organization, and result in increased revenue and
profitability.  

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**Leadership and the Bottom Line**

Express gratitude to your team for what they contribute to make
your business successful. They will appreciate you for taking the
time to recognize their efforts.

**Personal Power**

Make a list of the things that you're grateful for. If there is
someone you want to acknowledge, it's a perfect time to do so.

**Trend Watch**

Learn how a global movement "for living in the gentle power of
gratefulness" is developing online:
http://www.gratefulness.org/index.htm

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