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Reversing Social Malaise
According to Gallup:
In 2024, adults worldwide reported high levels of daily distress: 39% felt a lot of worry, 37% felt stress, 32% experienced physical pain, 26% felt sadness and 22% felt anger. All are higher than they were a decade ago.
What is the antidote to this pain?
I could see this coming a few years ago – a society sliding into despair and a deep distrust of institutions – and this especially noticeable among young people, but also everyone else too. So I wondered if my successful work helping leaders of some of the best managed companies in the world could be adapted to focus on the individual and their sense of disappointment and hopelessness. So, I took everything I had learned working with inspiring leaders and mashed it up into a new book titled, “Reawakening the Human Spirit: Finding the Spark, the Flame, and the Torch Within“.
Bingo! it worked.
So I invite you to give yourself a gift – reawaken your human spirit. We can still become inspired, even in a world that does not always feel inspiring. Not only will you reframe your own life, but you will be an inspiration for others.
It is available as a traditional; book, and also Audible and Kindle. Check it out here: https://secretan.com/books-dvds/reawakening-human-spirit/
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Civility
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New Year’s Resolution
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Some Thoughts on Leadership from a Graduation Ceremony
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Kabbalah and Golf
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A Leader’s Path
From time to time, readers and friends of this blog submit items for inclusion and I welcome them. If you have an item to contribute, please send it to info@secretan.com. This contribution comes from Shonnie Lavender, my friend and member of the Secretan Center...
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Leadership Lessons from the Colorado Rockies
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Celebrating Spirit the Wonder Dog – May 24, 1993-September 25, 2007
I don't cry often-once every ten years perhaps. But I am crying today as I write this blog-easily the toughest I have ever written. Many of you will have met Spirit, the Wonder Dog or know of her. She has been a part of Tricia's and my life for 14 years and four...
Inspiring Others by Including Them
I came across this mention of our work on a blog recently published by Hark Up Ministries. The writer first quotes from my writing, then makes a very interesting point: ìStrong relationships are inclusionary; that is, they seek to embrace rather than repel, compete,...
Courage, Trust and Love – Magic and Essential Ingredients for Leaders in Quest of the Extraordinary
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