You Will Be Remembered More For Your Qualities Than Your Accomplishments

July 20, 2011 | By | Add a Comment

Heard poet David Whyte say this phrase.

At a funeral the tears don’t really start flowing when people recount the deceased’s accomplishment – pilot, mountain climber, businessman…

But hearts open when someone talks about his or her qualities. Giving, determined, committed, authentic…

What will you be remembered for?

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Executive coach, top team facilitator, author and speaker. I work with individual leaders and their teams to help navigate personal and professional transitions and to increase leadership capacity and improve communication and relationship skills. I founded my coaching firm in 2001 following 12 years as a CEO. Check out more on me and my coaching process in my book "The Business of Wanting More: Why Some Executives Move from Success to Fulfillment and Others Don't"

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