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Planting daily seeds.

What makes a good day? What happened that day to make you feel good? Maybe it was an event you planned, and everything worked out. Or it could have been your presentation, and you " killed" it. Something took place for you to say, “This was a good day.“ Author William A. Ward once said, “Judge each day not by the harvest you reap but by the seeds you plant." I love this and hope you feel the same way. Each day, we get to choose what to focus on. When we focus on the harvest, as Ward put it, we are centered on our gain. On the other hand, when we focus on “planting seeds,” we serve and impact the lives [...]

By Bob Fashano|2024-12-12T13:15:28+00:00December 12th, 2024|Connecting, Development, Leadership|0 Comments

Why should I join you?

That is a question for every leader who is building a team. As a leader, you must have an answer to this question. It may never be asked directly. I have learned that people join people and people leave people. You may have a great company and brand; however, at the end of the day, they are joining YOU. The person they meet for the interview sets the tone for the answer to this question. As the leader, if you have a representative conducting recruiting interviews, you must take ownership and responsibility for the answer. People are drawn to the leader they believe will add value to their lives. So, what is the real value you are bringing to the relationship? Is [...]

By Bob Fashano|2024-12-09T18:00:34+00:00December 3rd, 2024|Coaching, Connecting, Development|0 Comments

Expressing Gratitude

Thanksgiving is upon us. It is the one day in the year set apart to express our gratitude for all the good things in our lives. It is a day for family and friends to celebrate each other. Of course, plenty of food is part of the tradition. Many, if not most, of us have issues in our lives. If we are not mindful, these issues can dominate our thoughts, bring us down, and diminish our true blessings. I am reminding the Lead One Community to stay focused on the positive things in your life. When we take the time to reflect on all the good, that alone will bring some joy in the midst of our circumstances. I do [...]

By Bob Fashano|2024-12-09T17:59:45+00:00November 27th, 2024|Connecting|0 Comments

Chief Pick Me Up Officer.

I have a story to share. In fact, you may even remember the scene. It took place in the 2016 Olympics in Rio. Two athletes in the 5,000-meter race caught the world’s attention. About 3,000 meters into the race, New Zealander Nikki Hamblin and American Abbey D’Agostino collided and fell. Abbey quickly got to her feet but stopped to help Nikki. Moments after the two athletes started running again, Abbey began faltering, and her right leg was injured because of the fall. Nikki’s turn was now to stop and encourage her fellow athlete to finish the race. When Abbey eventually stumbled across the finish line, Nikki was waiting to embrace her. I remember watching this unfold, as did the entire [...]

By Bob Fashano|2024-10-09T13:00:22+00:00October 9th, 2024|Connecting, Leadership|0 Comments

Our most valuable resource.

What is our most valuable resource? I suggest it is time. It’s the most valuable because we don’t have infinite time. Time is a finite resource. Consider some commonly used phrases we find ourselves saying, such as time flies, I don’t have enough time, where does the time go? I’m wasting my time—I think you get the point. As leaders, prioritizing time is a critical competency we must strive to improve. You have meetings, appointments, deadlines, issues to deal with, strategies to develop, and the list goes on. We need to guard ourselves from the "tyranny of the urgent." Put another way--” the most noise gets your attention.” that may not be the best use of your time at that moment. [...]

By Bob Fashano|2024-09-09T19:59:33+00:00September 7th, 2024|Connecting, Leadership|0 Comments