A Few Notes From Cheryl

Podcast Interview: As you may know from our recent announcement, there is a new, f-r-e-e resource available to help you and your teams. Check out our Media Room!  Podcasts are sound files that you can listen to directly through your computer, download to an ipod, or download to your computer and burn onto a CD. If you haven’t already, be sure to check out the new podcast where Dina Henry-Scott, PMP, interviews me and we talk about some helpful tips on the topic of “Building, Leading & Maintaining Success Through Teamwork!”

Feature Article:  I hope you enjoy this month’s feature article on how you can check your “bucket list” to make sure it is complete – feel free to share with your colleagues, friends and family.  Enjoy!

Valentine Sale :  As a special thank you to our subscribers and customers, we are holding a Valentine Sale this week.  For all online orders placed by Friday, February 15th, we will discount your entire order 25%!!  Check it out!

Warmest regards,

Cheryl

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Feature Article: What’s Missing From Your “Bucket List”?

The Film

There’s a thought-provoking movie in U.S. theaters now called “The Bucket List.” It is a film about a driven corporate billionaire (played by Jack Nicholson) and a down-to-earth mechanic (played by Morgan Freeman) – two people who live in two VERY different worlds but wind up as roommates in a hospital during the last few months of their lives. During their time together, they realize they each want to have several life experiences before they “kick the bucket.” So, they each write down their highest priorities on the “bucket list” and embark on an adventure together, to experience the world and live their lives to the fullest during the time they have left! Here were a few items from their combined list: “Witness something majestic”, “Help a stranger for the good of it” and “Go skydiving.”

Meaning and Courage

The film’s underlying premise is about getting to the meaning in our lives, which of course is different for every one of us. It is also a story about having the courage to fully be ourselves and experience all that is meaningful to us in life so that we will have no regrets when we are finished. The point of the movie is that it is never too late for us to examine our lives and determine what we want to do differently or how we can be differently in this lifetime.

After I saw this film a few days ago, I began contemplating what my own “bucket list” looks like. During this process, I noticed there were some items missing from my list - for example, I realized that I want to find more joy in everyday life (not just on vacations or meditation retreats!). So, the following day my partner, dog and I went on a very fun adventure to a local ocean front dog park and enjoyed a beautiful, sunny day with hundreds of happy, playful dogs (and their human owners) who were reminders to me of how much joy can be found in any given day!

Here are a few questions to consider as you examine your own “bucket list”:

1. How do you feel about your life in THIS moment?  Are you happy with who you are? Are you happy about how you show up for your life each day? Is there room for adjustment or fine tuning – if so, in what areas?

2. What is on YOUR “bucket list”? What do you want to experience while you are still here that you have not yet experienced? What is the legacy you want to leave behind for your friends, loved ones or perhaps even strangers? If creating your own list sounds like it would be helpful, be sure to list all of the things that have true, deep, soul-level meaning for you.

3. What is MISSING from your “bucket list”?  As you go back and review your list with a more detailed eye, what does your heart desire that is not yet on your list? Be sure to add anything that would give you joy, regardless of how “do-able” it feels right now. And, remember that this is YOUR list! No one else will be reviewing your list or “voting” as to whether or not these are important – this is your life and your list! You get to determine what’s on your list.

4. What is missing from your team’s “bucket list”?  Think of the primary “teams” in your life – work team, friends, family, etc. For each of those teams, ask yourself the question “what is missing from this bucket list” so that you can start a meaningful dialogue with them and, ultimately, learn more about the people in your life that you spend time with and care about.

How can you start a meaningful dialogue with your work team or family? Ask them what is most important to them. To start, ask them the same questions that you see above. Be very present with them – really listen to their responses, and ask more questions to learn more about their answers. A great follow-up question is “what’s important to you about that?” and, again, listen to their answers. This is a great way to learn more about them and to deepen your relationships. And, for some of you…deepening relationships may be something that is currently missing from your “bucket list”!

Next steps

I invite you to take the answers to the questions above and FULLY live your life, giving attention to the items from your “bucket list.”  We are each fully responsible for our lives…if changes need to be made, we are the ones to make that happen. Enjoy!

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In the meantime, remember to check out our Media Room to access the new, f-r-e-e podcast where Dina Henry-Scott, PMP, interviews me and we talk about some helpful tips on the topic of “Building, Leading & Maintaining Success Through Teamwork!”

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