The end is near........not really, well maybe
Chris Schuring
Chief Operations Officer, Strategic Planning, Consultant, Board Member, Diplomatic Executive, Author
As the year comes to a close, I know I am a bit early, but as I was reading today it is better to ask for forgiveness than permission. That is a path I have run headlong on for the majority of my life (my forehead had the scars to prove it), permission is a task best left to the cautious, in my humble opinion.
Well, on to the real reason for this message. This year has had a few bumps in the road, ok well a few major pot holes, but it is still the road we are on so let’s make the best of it. I choose the road less travelled, so I can have the adventure of clearing a path for our team and others. On this road we find many that are in our corner, a few that are not and some that will roll a boulder into the path so that you have even a more challenging adventure. (The boulder pushers think they that they are doing the right think in their mind, they are just misguided and may need your help in understanding that we are all in this together, so be kind always.) We need to acknowledge all of them, even the boulder pushers. All of it builds us into the people that will overcome the future obstacles that are presented to us, and they will be presented to us. We are the ones that take that road less travelled, with joy and excitement in the opportunity to create and develop ourselves as well as others for their adventures.
During this year my great network (I would rather say friends, but that is my view) has eclipsed a combined group of over 30k (on all social media) and that has created a great network of talent and knowledge that can be overwhelming at times and a depth of experience that has helped me advance to where I am today, so thank you so very much. It is my goal to reach out to every person in my network over the next 3 months in order to ensure that I am doing all that I can to help others and expand our collective knowledge, we will need it in the coming economy, it will be a grand adventure.
In that light I wish everyone a blessed year and life, a favored adventure, a grand journey and grace in all that is placed before you. May you find what you seek, travel the road you select, meet those that remove the boulders from your path, align with those that hold your hand as you steady yourself on the path and be of good heart it will be better and in the process we win.
So, in advance, please forgive me for the flood of messages that you will be receiving from me over the next few months, I really want to connect and build this thing we call life, for the better year to come.
Global Partner Manager at HeadSpin | Strategic Partnerships, Client Relations | Global Executive MBA
4 年This year was a little different for almost everyone. But there were also ups and it's only going to get better.