Unique Perspective

Thanks to Pete Walsh, my colleague for almost 15 years, I had a big shift last week. Pete presented at the Phoenix Chapter of the International Coach Federation. His presentation and facilitation were of great value to all of us. He pushed us to identify our Unique Perspective and incorporate that even more into our persona and presence. He especially emphasized our electronic presence.

I've been reflecting on this since last week's event when I read a beautiful quote from Eleanor Roosevelt today. "Someone once asked me what I regarded as the three most important requirements for happiness. My answer was: "A feeling that you have been honest with yourself and those around you; a feeling that you have done the best you could both in your personal life and in your work; and the ability to love others."

Our Unique Perspective is based on our ability to first be honest with ourselves and then honest with those around us. The famous Arlene Rosenberg said to me on Friday "You've done a beautiful job of not being a victim of your past". I was very grateful for Arlene's words of wisdom. While I'm proud to have not been a victim, I am certainly informed by and a product of my childhood experiences in Mississippi and my, what felt like 150-year, career as a CPA. I'm grateful for all of those tough experiences because they made me who I am today. These experiences give me my unique perspective. My goal now is to incorporate even more of those experiences in my writing and speaking.

As I work on my 15th iteration of my book proposal today, it's great to remember that I need to share my experiences and my unique perspective in addition to the 15 years of success stories.

Thanks to Pete and Arlene and, of course, Eleanor Roosevelt for inspiring me!

My question for each of you: How might you share more of your own Unique Perspective today with your colleauges?