| Jerry Rice, former NFL receiver with the
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| | on the fourth. For a dance to be
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| most touchdowns, said it was the hardest
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| | graceful, fluid and dynamic, mastering
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| thing he has ever done. What is it?
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| | its varying tempo is essential.In
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| Competing on TV's show "Dancing with the
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| | business, timing and rhythm are equally
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| Stars" last year. "I worked more on
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| | important. The most successful
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| dancing than when I played
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| | businesses know that there is a time to
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| football."Dancing - one of my greatest
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| | grow and seize opportunities quickly.
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| life passions - has also been my greatest
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| | There is also a time to pause, regroup
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| teacher. I have learned more about life
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| | and put the necessary resources in place
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| and success from dancing, than any book,
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| | to go to the next level. Do you honor
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| seminar or even business mentor. When I
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| | your own business rhythm? Do you know
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| step out on a dance floor, my whole world
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| | when to move quickly and when to pause?
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| changes. I transcend my everyday world
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| | How can pausing help you to get to your
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| of busy activities, demands and
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| | goal faster?PRINCIPLE 5: Developing
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| challenges to a place of timelessness ...
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| | powerful business (or personal)
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| that defies words. It touches every
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| | partnerships requires sensory acuity.
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| fiber of my being.This "wise teacher" has
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| | Pay attention to the unspoken
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| taught me how to:- Achieve my goals and
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| | communications.One of the most critical
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| visions more effortless.
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| | skills in partner dancing is developing
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| - Fill my days with a deeper sense of
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| | sensory acuity. Both the leader and the
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| passion and joy.
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| | follower must learn to communicate and
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| - Increase my productivity and focus
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| | "listen" to each other, without words.A
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| dramatically.
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| | follower must "listen" to a leader's cues
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| - Develop synergistic relationships
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| | -- communicated from his frame to her
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| resulting in more powerful win/win
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| | frame -- for next steps. The leader uses
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| outcomes.
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| | this skill to discern whether his partner
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| - Live what I call an "inspired
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| | "heard" his dance cues correctly and, if
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| life."Regardless whether you are a dancer
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| | necessary, to adjust his lead
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| or not, you too can experience the same
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| | accordingly.Powerful "partnerships" are
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| powerful shifts. Below are 7 critical
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| | at the heart of every business. Whether
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| principles that can teach you how to
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| | between a boss and employee, between a
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| transform your business journey and
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| | company and their customers, or amongst
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| destination ...beyond what you thought
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| | peers, such partnerships listening to the
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| possible.PRINCIPLE 1: MAGIC happens in
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| | unspoken communications.Only 7% of our
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| the experience, not the outcome.Last
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| | communications comes from words; 60-70%
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| week, I went to a seminar by Robert
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| | through physiology. Pay attention to a
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| Dilts, top NLP (NeuroLinguistic
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| | person's physiology - such as their
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| Programming) trainer, called
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| | gestures, posture, etc. What are these
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| "Demystifying the Wealth Factor." Using
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| | unspoken "signals" telling you? How can
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| the NLP tool of modeling with hundreds of
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| | mastering this skill improve your
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| entrepreneurs, he identified the top 7
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| | bottomline?PRINCIPLE 6: Great leaders
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| critical factors of business
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| | lead from behind. They know how to put
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| success.Passion was one of those factors.
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| | the spotlight on others and help them
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| Although passion being a critical
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| | succeed.In dancing, the leader's role is
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| success factor is not new, what was new
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| | to lead the steps, bring out the best in
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| was Dilt's view on passion. He said
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| | the follower and let their partner shine.
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| "true passion happens when the
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| | The follower's "job" is to implement the
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| destination and the journey become one
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| | dance choreography ... ie., its vision
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| and the same."A big "AHA"! I now had
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| | and essence.So it is with business. Your
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| words to describe my own experience with
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| | business success is directly proportional
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| dancing. Being goal-oriented by nature,
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| | to your ability to lead from behind,
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| dancing has taught me to suspend my need
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| | bring out the best in others and help
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| to be at a specific place at a specific
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| | them succeed. Such is the paradox of
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| time. To experience the magic of
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| | great leadership.To what extent do you
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| dancing, you cannot be anywhere other
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| | bring out the best in others and help
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| than where you are at in the
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| | them succeed? How can leading from
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| moment.Dancing teaches me to stay focused
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| | behind make your "job" easier and produce
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| on the experience of the moment. That
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| | better business outcomes?PRINCIPLE 7:
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| each moment is a destination in itself.
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| | The greatest dance of all is the dance
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| That only in the moment can passion and
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| | with uncertainty. To succeed in today's
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| magic happen. What's your experience of
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| | times, you must learn to let go of
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| the moment ... right now ... in your
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| | control, be "light on your feet" and
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| business?PRINCIPLE 2: Ensure that you
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| | ready to respond in a moment's time.The
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| have the right structure. It allows
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| | greatest gift that dancing has taught me
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| maximum movement and helps you achieve
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| | is the ability to live in the moment, let
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| goals easier and faster.From day 1, a
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| | go of the need to control/anticipate the
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| dancer learns the importance of the right
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| | dance steps and to trust myself and my
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| frame, whether as a leader or follower.
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| | inner guidance. Every follower must
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| You will often hear a dance instructor
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| | learn to live with 100% uncertainty and
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| say in class "No noodle arms or hand
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| | be ready for any step - even those never
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| squeezing."For a leader to lead and a
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| | learned - that the leader chooses in the
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| follower to follow, there must be enough
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| | moment.The 21st century is one of rapid
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| (not too little or too much) tension in
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| | change and unpredictability. Social
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| the arms. Too little tension, and the
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| | upheaval, technological breakthroughs,
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| leader must effort for the follower to do
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| | environmental catastrophes, etc. can
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| her steps. Too much tension constricts
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| | instantly change the course of a
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| movement, can injure the body and make
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| | business. To survive and thrive, you
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| the dance anything but an enjoyable
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| | must learn to dance with uncertainty,
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| experience.The same is true in business.
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| | Every change presents threats and
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| Too little structure and you have to work
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| | opportunities. Your ability to flow
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| harder to achieve your goal. Too much
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| | with, not against, the tide of change
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| structure constrains the ability of an
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| | will determine your ultimate outcome.How
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| individual or organization from moving
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| | comfortable are you with uncertainty?
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| with ease, speed and momentum. Make sure
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| | How does your management style prevent
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| you have the right amount of structure.
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| | you from responding to change? Do you
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| To what extent do you have "noodle arms
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| | move with or against the tide?As Jerry
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| or squeezing" in your business?PRINCIPLE
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| | Rice learned that being great in dancing
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| 3: True mastery happens when you shift
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| | is not different from that in football,
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| your focus from "doing" to "becoming."
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| | so too have I learned the same holds
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| Only then can you experience optimal
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| | between dancing and business. As
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| performance.One of my favorite classic
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| | diverse as these disciplines seem on the
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| books is George Leonard's "Mastery: The
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| | surface, they intersect at the core
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| Keys to Success and Long-Term
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| | elements driving every great success
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| Fulfillment". George Leonard was a
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| | story. Timing, intuition, passion,
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| master black belt martial arts instructor
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| | creative expression, spontaneity and
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| who applied the principles of aikido to
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| | rhythm are just a few of the
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| leadership and success in business.As a
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| | commonalities. The "Dance of Success" is
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| runner, he used the example in his book
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| | not about winning the medal. It is the
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| that true mastery comes when you
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| | path to mastery itself that catapults us
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| transcend from "doing" the run," to
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| | beyond the edge of who we are and what we
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| "becoming the run." Great musicians and
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| | are capable of. I hope you enjoy the
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| artists know this state. I have
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| | dance ☺).Denise Corcoran - CEO, The
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| experienced this state in dancing. When
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| | Empowered Business (tm) - assists CEOs,
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| you move from "doing" to "becoming," you
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| | executives and business owners in taking
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| experience an amazing sense of
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| | a quantum leap from the ordinary to
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| effortlessness and "flow," as Mihaly
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| | extraordinary ... from unrealized dreams
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| Csikszentmihalyi described in his classic
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| | to mastering their destiny ... from slow
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| book, "Flow: The Psychology of Optimal
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| | growth to exponential results. A business
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| Experience."In the business world, there
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| | & leadership coach, strategic consultant
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| is a big difference between "doing the
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| | and Master NLP Practioner, Denise's
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| right thing" and "becoming the right
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| | unique "inside out" approach provides
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| person." Great achievers know that when
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| | deep transformation and lasting change in
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| you focus on "becoming" more, you will do
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| | you, your organization and your results.
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| more. On what side of the equation is
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| | Her latest e-book: "The Mindset of
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| you focus on?PRINCIPLE 4: Timing and
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| | Greatness: 21 Principles to Becoming an
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| rhythm are everything in business. Know
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| | Unstoppable Woman ... Oprah Winfrey
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| when to move quickly; know when to slow
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| | Style!" to her monthly ezine - The
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| down and pause.Every dance has a certain
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| | Empowered Business (tm) - and learn the
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| rhythm, utilizing a combination of quick
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| | legendary secrets of top business
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| and slow (or hold) movements. Eg., in
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| | achievers.
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| salsa, for every 3 quick steps, you pause
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