24 Seven March 2019
24/seven is a monthly, free magazine for personal growth, professional development, and self-empowerment. The approach is holistic, incorporating mind, body, soul, and spirit. As philosopher Francis Bacon said, “Knowledge is power.” Use this information to live your best life now.
24/seven is a monthly, free magazine for personal growth, professional development, and self-empowerment. The approach is holistic, incorporating mind, body, soul, and spirit. As philosopher Francis Bacon said, “Knowledge is power.” Use this information to live your best life now.
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FROM THE EDITOR<br />
—<br />
Happy <strong>March</strong>!<br />
Have you ever had the opportunity to meet someone<br />
and before you met had an expectation of what<br />
you thought would occur or how that person<br />
would behave? It’s natural to worry about how<br />
an encounter will play out, especially if it is with<br />
someone you admire. It’s easy to make judgements<br />
based on assumptions, but I have found that more<br />
often than not, assumptions are wrong.<br />
This lesson was reinforced for me recently when<br />
I learned I would meet former Cisco CEO and<br />
business guru, John Chambers. John is one of the<br />
world’s most successful business leaders. He has<br />
worked with presidents and dignitaries from around<br />
the globe and he turned a $1.2 billion company into<br />
a tech conglomerate with revenues of $47 billion.<br />
This man knew his stuff and I was nervous!<br />
I had a preconceived notion of how someone with<br />
that type of resume would behave and it intimidated<br />
me. I spent days getting ready for the power meeting:<br />
studying, researching, striving to be on my game.<br />
And on the day that we spoke, I couldn’t have been<br />
more pleasantly surprised. Who I expected wasn’t<br />
close to who showed up!<br />
The first words John spoke to me clearly revealed<br />
why he is so highly regarded and respected. John<br />
was kind and generous; he was truly concerned<br />
about how he could make the experience beneficial<br />
to me. He did everything in his power to give me<br />
what I needed so I could achieve MY goal. We<br />
connected immediately and it was one of my most<br />
favorite conversations.<br />
This experience reminded me that no matter<br />
who we are or what we achieve, we are all in<br />
this together and by unifying to create win-win<br />
situations, we all shine.<br />
I invite you to listen to my conversation with John<br />
Chambers. He provided a wealth of information that<br />
we can incorporate into all areas of our life.<br />
My conversation with John Chambers:<br />
https://bit.ly/2Tm5bLj<br />
— Joan Herrmann
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