Jan 03, 2009

A New Year Thought

As we all try and engage people with our thoughts, our visions, our brands...I would like to share with you something that Dad said to me

"There is nothing more uncertain than certainty and there is nothing more certain than uncertainty. If you can live feeling comfortable and helping others feel comfortable with those ideas, then you will live well - of that I am most certainly uncertain!"

In these days of mass uncertainty I believe the leaders, the managers, the employees who do well are the ones who embrace it and who use it to create new ideas. Those who fear it, will be controlled by it...that's a certainty!

3 Jan 2009 17:56:16 | Employee Engagement

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Ellen Weber

Happy New Year Anna. What a wonderful thought to open another year. Motivation to embrace life, curiosity and adventure -- as much as to run from the fear and anxiety that shut out those forces. May 2009 rains its wonder in your gardens!

Posted by: Ellen Weber | Jan 04, 2009 at 02:52 AM

Ellen Weber

Happy New Year Anna. What a wonderful thought to open another year. Motivation to embrace life, curiosity and adventure -- as much as to run from the fear and anxiety that shut out those forces. May 2009 rains its wonder in your gardens!

Posted by: Ellen Weber | Jan 04, 2009 at 02:53 AM

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