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Welcome to One Hat At A Time News where we
encourage folks to dress-up year-round (not just for
Halloween). This month's focus is on the inner
builder or architect--that aspect of yourself that
brings order while operating comfortably amid the
debris and chaos. Each month we seek to provide
tips and special offers to help you make the most of
all the hats you wear.
Play on!
Christie Latona and Laura Lind-Blum
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No wonder Bob the Builder is such a hit with the
sandbox set. The Construction hat is down-to-earth,
action-oriented headgear that makes things happen.
This is the perspective that gets visions and plans
out of our heads and into the larger world. It's the
can-do attitude and practical skill we call on to fix
problems, create new structures, and implement
change.
Wearing your hard hat, you'll often notice that before
you can build something new it may be necessary to
demolish what is already in that space. Or -- as this
truth is sometimes expressed -- the forgetting curve
can be equally as important as the learning curve.
What structure are you ready to strengthen? Your
yellow hard hat provides a constructive point of view
when:
- You're resolved to remodel your career, your
business and/or your life
- You're rolling up your sleeves to tear down some
walls (or constricting compartments or obstructive
boundaries)
- You are fearful about the fallout from some action
you have taken, or are about to take.
- You've fiddled enough with the blueprint, and now
it's time to develop the product, write the book,
tackle the project or launch the business.
Don't forget that your Construction hat has a
protective function that enables you to venture out
amongst the debris. Your hard hat can give you a
healthy take on destructive forces and potentially
devastating setbacks. Your inner builder knows that
fires and hurricanes happen, and that "why me?" is
not a useful response. Grab your tools and get out
there. See what's solidly standing, and go from
there.
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| What's In Your Toolbox? |
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Ever notice what happens when someone gets a hold
of a really neat tool? They try and use it as often as
possible (thus the expression: whenever you have a
hammer, everything looks like a nail). Perspectives
and tactical approaches can fall into the same
trap.
Do you have all the tools that you need to do your
craft? What tools in your toolbox are in need of
sharpening? What tools are being over-used? What
tools do you wish you knew how to use more
effectively? One Hat At A Time momentum
cards contain a collection of perpectives that help
individuals expand their toolboxes effortlessly.
Take our 27-day tool-sharpening challenge:
- Shuffle your deck of One Hat At A Time
momentum cards.
- Place these cards on your nightstand or
dresser.
- Upon waking draw a card from the top of the
pile.
- Take 10 minutes to read the back of the card and
reflect on all the shifts it represents for you (if you
journal, you may want to journal on these shifts at
the beginning and/or end of your day).
- "Wear" the hat all day; apply the perspective
shifts as you go about your tasks.
- At the end of the day, "take off" the hat and put
the card on the
bottom of the deck.
- Repeat the process, drawing a new card each
day.
By the end of 27 days you will not only have
sharpened up your tools but probably discovered
some new ones you didn't even know that you had.
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| Quotes on Building |
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"The space within becomes the reality of the
building."
Frank Lloyd Wright
"It is almost as if you were frantically constructing
another world while the world that you live in
dissolves beneath your feet, and that your survival
depends on completing this construction at least one
second before the old habitation collapses."
Tennesee Williams
"An architect's most useful tools are an eraser at the
drafting board, and a wrecking bar at the site."
Frank Lloyd Wright
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| Cards with Coaching Offer Ends October 31st |
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Make the right moves now--and it's a win-win for
you. All it takes is your purchase of the innovative
transformation tool--One Hat At A Time
momentum cards. Make your deck purchase from
now through the end of October and you'll receive
a 45-minute coaching session with one of our expert
coaches.
The clock is ticking. Order now.
Buy momentum cards with coaching now...
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Come Visit Us At The ICF Conference |
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Next week we are off to work our hat magic at the
International Coach Federation Conference in Quebec
City, Canada. Stop by our booth before noon on
Thursday, Nov 3rd and receive hardhats we've set
aside for newsletter subscribers!
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