As much as I was looking forward to an interesting trip to the US - in part for my annual ski trip - I was not looking forward to flying economy on United Airlines in a full plane!

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We don't really hear a lot about how entrepreneurs maintain a positive attitude in the face of adversity — and yet we all do have to face difficult situations often in business.

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One of the keys to success in leadership is the ability to manage oneself among all the roles we take on in life – father/mother/CEO/community member/etc.

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I have just spent three weeks travelling in Europe from Lisbon to remote parts of Lapland.

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This article first appeared October 6, 2009.

As I work with CEOs and run my own business it is really interesting to look at the qualities that make business and people successful. In my last blog I wrote about businesses so I thought I would look at the personal side of success this week!

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Last night I had the privilege of attending a private corporate dinner with Andrew Mc Connell as the chef.

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During the last week I have had the opportunity to meet a number of really inspiring people including the SmartCompany Start Up Award entrants - another great SmartCompany initiative acknowledging entrepreneurship and celebrating risk-taking and success.

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My last few blogs have all been very business centric, so this week I am going to refocus on personal attitudes.

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In establishing griffin+row one of the keys to setting up our business was to find great business partners or strategic alliances.

I spent last weekend with my TEC team on a strategic planning retreat and once again it was confirmed how valuable taking time out to review life and business is.

 

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