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	<description>A Leader’s “Glass Half-Full” Thoughts for Business and Relationships.</description>
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		<title>What Does Exercise Have to do with Leadership?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Exercise. Some of us dread it, others can't wait to get to it. It's true that exercise can become additive and almost an obsession at times to some people (I myself have been bitten by the exercise workout bug). When I'm forced to go more than a couple of days without working out, I find myself having more trouble getting through the day unscathed by life's all too familiar stresses and challenges.]]></description>
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		<title>There is No ‘I’ in Team…But There is an ‘M’ and an ‘E’</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Every so often I hear business teachers and coaches mention that there is no “I” in the word team. I understand that what is meant by many of them is that one shouldn’t place one’s own needs above that of the team. But all too often some individuals take it to the extreme and basically neglect their own needs in order to allow the team to perform at it’s best. This is where the line really needs to be drawn because if one neglects their own needs, then one’s potential contribution to the team can and will be lacking to say the least.]]></description>
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		<title>25 Great Articles on How to be Empathetic</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Empathy enables a person to establish a connection with others and is necessary for mutual interaction and full comprehension of the experience. It is probably one of the most important aspects of being a leader in every situation. Without it, a person is virtually guaranteed to become out of touch with the environment, he or she is in. Without empathy, a leader cannot lead. Without empathy, a person cannot be in any type of mutually beneficial relationship. Without empathy, a person is basically asking to be completely alone in life.]]></description>
		<link>http://gilpizano.com/personal-development/leadership-personal-development/25-great-articles-posts-empathetic/</link>
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		<title>Sometimes It Comes Down to a Choice</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Last week I was fortunate enough to be a participant in a two day leadership retreat. I was one of among thirty or so regional leaders chosen for a year long training program where participants will be involved in the development of a community based project. The two day leadership retreat was the first time everyone involved in the year long training program would be getting together. When I found out that I was going to be one of the people chosen to go through the course, I was really happy and looking forward to being part of the group. That was back in November of last year.]]></description>
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		<title>Think Your Too Old to Learn Something New? Think Again.…</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The other day I was talking with a close family friend who I hadn't seen in a number of years. I asked him how he was doing and what he had been up to since the last time I spoke with him. His name is John and he mentioned to me that he had been doing given the circumstances of being out of work for a period of time. He's now working once again, but not in the area he was originally working in.]]></description>
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		<title>How Good is Encouragement?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Have you ever noticed something in someone else that you believed deserved some praise? Have you ever seen a person discouraged at something good they are attempting to accomplished? What remarks could we share to uplift that person’s spirits? We would never know how much the encouragement may mean to someone else until we give it. That someone else may be you in the future. ]]></description>
		<link>http://gilpizano.com/personal-development/mentoring/good-encouragement/</link>
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		<title>Looking for Something To Do? Why Not Give Reading a Shot!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[“The secret of your future is hidden in your daily routine” is a saying that comes to mind. The first time I read it, I thought how profound yet simple. The funny thing is that I recognized it to be so true. Everyone has the same 168 hours in a week. What we get out of it depends a great deal on what we do with it. At the same time, it also depends on what we don’t do with it.]]></description>
		<link>http://gilpizano.com/personal-development/give-reading-shot/</link>
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		<title>An Annual Ritual: The Company Holiday Party</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Today I went to an annual ritual enjoyed by many in the corporate world.  Today was my company’s annual holiday party. Complete with raffles, cash bar and plenty of food, the atmosphere was ripe for mingling between colleagues.  What I personally never fail to notice is how many people come to such parties and then basically sit by themselves with maybe one other colleague.]]></description>
		<link>http://gilpizano.com/personal-development/networking/annual-ritual-company-holiday-party/</link>
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		<title>Networking…The Great Equalizer</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Everyone who is in just about every type of endeavor today has a vested interest in being a networker. Today, with the rise of social media and the influence of online networking groups, the need to be able to network with others is more important than ever and that is why I call networking The Great Equalizer.]]></description>
		<link>http://gilpizano.com/personal-development/networking/networkingthe-great-equalizer/</link>
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		<title>A Friend’s Diagnosis</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We all have stories to share. Some people have good stories, others have bad ones, but all of them are stories that talk about a person’s life and what they have learned in the process. You may find yourself in the future (if you haven’t already) learning about a personal struggle a close friend of yours is going through. You may find yourself looking at your life in a different way after learning about your friends struggle. I thought it was important for me to share with my readers what a friend of mine told me she was going through for the past year. In actuality she was going through it for most of her life. She just didn’t know it. Her story made me reflect a little on my own life.]]></description>
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