When an idea shows up twice in the same week I know it’s a message I need to hear. I’m reading Fierce Conversations by Susan Scott with my Mastermind group. Scott teaches how to have powerful conversations with yourself, those you work with, live with and love. She lays out a process to have one conversation at a time about topics you’ve been unable or unwilling to have. This includes showing appreciation. Scott writes, “Who needs to hear from you? Who needs to know what you appreciate about him? If there is any possibility that people don’t know how much you value them, there’s a conversation that needs to occur.” Mike Bernard posts why he carves out time to write handwritten notes to his team instead of a text message or a Facebook wall note.
I write a lot of notes and send them snail mail. I’ve blogged about my handwritten notes of congratulations, thanks, to mark a change of life and notes of comfort and yet I wonder who needs to hear how much I value them. I’m off to go grab my pen and notecards. Anita Reach Partners
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Our reflections on 2014.
1. A successful Fargo Marathon Charities raised over $200,000 2. SOLD OUT the Women’s Health Conference, Bismarck (twice) 3. Hosted the biggest crowd ever at the Worksite Wellness Summit 4. Worked with the talented women of OTMOM 5. Produced the Women’s Way calendar – an organization dear to Anita’s heart 6. Developed new relationships and fostered existing ones 7. Volunteered with The Chamber, ND Cancer Coalition, FMAF’s Women’s Fund Committee 8. Expanded our knowledge in social media strategy and tactics for events 9. Still can’t spell 10. Took deserved time away from the office to recharge 11. Anita was honored with a YWCA Woman of the Year Nomination 12. Mentored students through internship program 13. Mailed 146 handwritten notes 14. Initiated the planning process for a remarkable 2015 Wishing you an amazing 2015! Anita & Rachel We approach the work we get to do each day with a feeling of deep gratitude. Through our work, we interact with clients, vendors, stakeholders, committee members in ways that move from professional relationships to that of friendship. For that we thank you.
It’s a pleasure to work towards new ideas and solutions to complete projects with you. Wishing you and yours a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! Whether you travel far away or stay close to home, anticipate fun with friends and family or recall better times and loved ones gone, above all, let there be hope.
We wish you thoughts of gratitude and thanksgiving that last all year long.
We all need mentors, mentors of all different kinds. We need business colleagues, who are also friends, someone to call or text when something wonderful happens or something not so wonderful occurs.
I challenge you to mentor someone or find someone to mentor you. Expand your inner circle. What do you have to offer? Can you listen to other’s concerns? What area in your life do you want to grow? I challenge each of you in the next month to reach out and take a colleague to lunch or ask an acquaintance or someone you volunteer with out to coffee. Then, I want to hear from each of you. I want to know how that felt to connect and form deeper relationships. I want to personally hear about my challenge to you to expand your inner circle. I look forward to your phone call or email. Seriously. I send my congratulations to Michelle Killoran, CFO of Scheels who was the Woman of the Year recipient in the category in which I was nominated. Also, thank you to the YWCA for providing the space to honor remarkable women of our community year after year. I can’t wait for the next one. Anita, Reach Partners
Happy New Year! Anita & Rachel, Reach Partners We are grateful for the passionate people we work for.
"When we are motivated by goals that have deep meaning, by dreams that need completion, by pure love that needs expressing, then we truly live life!" - Greg Anderson Happy Thanksgiving from Reach Partners.
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