CHAPTER 3
Checking the Rearview Mirror
Pivot Points and Reflections
As you begin to take strategic pauses, you will increase your effectiveness, reduce stress, improve decision-making, and prevent the repetition of costly errors. Yet, if you’re like many of my clients—bright, accomplished executives with demanding jobs and jam-packed days—you may find yourself in a role or on a path that emerged by happenstance rather than design. You may be doing work that you like but don’t love. Perhaps you are tapping into some of your strengths but neglecting what you truly bring to the table.
Perhaps you haven’t allowed yourself the time to thoughtfully consider where you started and where you’ve been. Maybe you haven’t slowed down to reflect upon the people, ...
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