Balancing_VVG Your_APPGE Life_NN1 :_: Executive_JJ Lessons_NN2 for_IF Work_NN1 ,_, Family_NN1 and_CC Self_NN1 The_AT most_RGT commonly_RR mentioned_VVN challenge_VV0 that_DD1 business_NN1 managers_NN2 worldwide_JJ face_NN1 is_VBZ "_" balancing_VVG work_NN1 and_CC family/personal_FU time_NNT1 ._. "_" 
I_PPIS1 can_VM say_VVI this_DD1 after_II having_VHG asked_VVN groups_NN2 of_IO senior_JJ level_JJ managers_NN2 all_RR over_II the_AT world_NN1 this_DD1 question_NN1 ,_, "_" What_DDQ is_VBZ the_AT biggest_JJT problem_NN1 you_PPY face_VV0 in_II life_NN1 ?_? "_" 
I_PPIS1 wonder_VV0 what_DDQ your_APPGE biggest_JJT challenge_NN1 in_II life_NN1 is_VBZ ._. 
Write_VV0 your_APPGE biggest_JJT challenge_NN1 in_II life_NN1 here_RL :_: That_DD1 might_VM seem_VVI like_II an_AT1 abrupt_JJ introduction_NN1 ,_, "_" Hello_UH ,_, how_RRQ are_VBR you_PPY ?_? 
What_DDQ 's_VBZ your_APPGE biggest_JJT problem_NN1 in_II life_NN1 ?_? "_" 
The_AT basis_NN1 for_IF the_AT question_NN1 ,_, though_CS ,_, is_VBZ this_DD1 :_: adult_JJ learning_NN1 theory_NN1 suggests_VVZ that_CST adults_NN2 learn_VV0 best_RRT when_CS they_PPHS2 are_VBR dealing_VVG with_IW issues_NN2 that_CST are_VBR current_JJ ,_, immediate_JJ ,_, and_CC personal_JJ to_II them_PPHO2 ._. 
When_RRQ speakers_NN2 or_CC educators_NN2 or_CC consultants_NN2 begin_VV0 talking_VVG about_II issues_NN2 or_CC concerns_VVZ that_CST are_VBR on_II their_APPGE minds_NN2 and_CC not_XX the_AT issues_NN2 that_CST are_VBR on_II the_AT listeners_NN2 '_GE minds_NN2 ,_, the_AT listeners_NN2 tend_VV0 to_TO tune_VVI out_RP and_CC glaze_VVI over_RP ._. 
Unfortunately_RR ,_, that_DD1 's_VBZ often_RR a_AT1 problem_NN1 in_II management_NN1 education_NN1 sessions_NNT2 ._. 
Many_DA2 consultants_NN2 will_VM conduct_VVI "_" needs_VVZ assessment_NN1 "_" prior_II21 to_II22 making_VVG recommendations_NN2 to_II clients_NN2 ._. 
The_AT theory_NN1 behind_II this_DD1 is_VBZ sound_NN1 ,_, namely_REX ,_, that_CST one_PN1 should_VM know_VVI what_DDQ the_AT problems_NN2 are_VBR before_II trying_VVG to_TO solve_VVI them_PPHO2 ._. 
Yet_RR many_DA2 ,_, if_CS not_XX most_RRT ,_, educational_JJ experiences_NN2 presume_VV0 an_AT1 agenda_NN1 and_CC jump_VV0 right_RR in_RP ._. 
So_RR ,_, asking_VVG the_AT question_NN1 ,_, "_" What_DDQ is_VBZ the_AT biggest_JJT problem_NN1 you_PPY 're_VBR facing_VVG in_II life_NN1 ?_? "_" turns_VVZ out_RP to_TO be_VBI a_AT1 great_JJ way_NN1 to_TO begin_VVI a_AT1 program_NN1 and_CC ground_VVD the_AT discussions_NN2 in_II current_JJ ,_, immediate_JJ ,_, personalized_VVD issues_NN2 ._. 
We_PPIS2 post_VV0 these_DD2 on_II the_AT walls_NN2 throughout_II the_AT seminar_NN1 so_CS we_PPIS2 can_VM refer_VVI back_RP to_II them_PPHO2 and_CC ensure_VVI that_CST our_APPGE discussions_NN2 are_VBR on_II track_NN1 ._. 
Problems_NN2 can_VM occur_VVI ,_, obviously_RR at_II several_DA2 levels_NN2 including_II societal_JJ ,_, organizational_JJ ,_, immediate_JJ work_NN1 group_NN1 ,_, and_CC individual_NN1 ._. 
Balancing_VVG work_NN1 and_CC family/personal_FU life_NN1 is_VBZ the_AT most_RGT commonly_RR mentioned_VVN issue_NN1 in_II these_DD2 discussions_NN2 regardless_RR of_IO where_RRQ you_PPY ask_VV0 ._. 
It_PPH1 's_VBZ not_XX just_RR a_AT1 North_NP1 American_JJ issue_NN1 ._. 
The_AT same_DA issue_NN1 comes_VVZ up_RP in_II London_NP1 ,_, Rio_NP1 de_NP1 Janeiro_NP1 ,_, Bangkok_NP1 ,_, Sydney_NP1 ,_, Cairo_NP1 ,_, Athens_NP1 ,_, Istanbul_NP1 ,_, Mexico_NP1 City_NN1 ,_, and_CC San_NP1 Jose_NP1 ,_, as_RG well_RR as_CSA in_II the_AT United_NP1 States_NP1 ._. 
There_EX is_VBZ ample_JJ reason_NN1 to_TO suggest_VVI why_RRQ this_DD1 balancing_NN1 act_NN1 is_VBZ a_AT1 global_JJ phenomenon_NN1 ._. 
Friedman_NP1 's_GE "_" flat_JJ world_NN1 "_" suggests_VVZ that_CST with_IW the_AT advent_NN1 of_IO the_AT World_NN1 Wide_JJ Web_NN1 and_CC advances_VVZ in_II telecommunication_NN1 ,_, we_PPIS2 can_VM be_VBI in_II touch_NN1 instantaneously_RR anywhere_RL in_II the_AT world_NN1 ._. 
Margins_NN2 are_VBR harder_JJR to_TO hide_VVI ._. 
Deals_NN2 are_VBR easier_JJR to_TO make_VVI ._. 
Partners_NN2 ,_, vendors_NN2 ,_, and_CC suppliers_NN2 are_VBR more_RGR accessible_JJ ._. 
The_AT competition_NN1 is_VBZ working_VVG harder_RRR ._. 
The_AT answer_NN1 ,_, it_PPH1 seems_VVZ ,_, is_VBZ everyone_PN1 is_VBZ trying_VVG to_TO do_VDI more_RRR with_IW less_DAR and_CC to_TO keep_VVI up_RP in_II the_AT meantime_NNT1 ._. 
Recently_RR ,_, I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ standing_VVG in_II the_AT men_NN2 's_GE room_NN1 in_II a_AT1 well-known_JJ four-star_JJ hotel_NN1 chain_NN1 on_II a_AT1 break_NN1 between_II program_NN1 sessions_NNT2 ,_, and_CC the_AT man_NN1 standing_VVG next_II21 to_II22 me_PPIO1 is_VBZ on_II his_APPGE cell_NN1 phone_NN1 discussing_VVG business_NN1 matters_NN2 ._. 
Can_VM I_PPIS1 cough_VVI ?_? 
Do_VD0 I_PPIS1 flush_VVI ?_? 
What_DDQ are_VBR the_AT business_NN1 etiquette_NN1 rules_NN2 there_RL ?_? 
I_PPIS1 have_VH0 a_AT1 friend_NN1 who_PNQS sleeps_VVZ with_IW his_APPGE Blackberry_NN1 ._. 
If_CS he_PPHS1 awakes_VVZ during_II the_AT night_NNT1 ,_, he_PPHS1 's_VBZ answering_JJ and_CC sending_VVG emails_NN2 ,_, so_RR that_CST associates_NN2 get_VV0 up_RP in_II the_AT morning_NNT1 with_IW several_DA2 to-do_NN1 items_NN2 in_II their_APPGE inboxes_NN2 ._. 
How_RRQ does_VDZ one_PN1 balance_VVI work_NN1 and_CC family/personal_FU life_NN1 when_CS work_NN1 follows_VVZ you_PPY wherever_RRQV you_PPY go_VV0 ?_? 
Another_DD1 friend_NN1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 CEO_NN1 who_PNQS had_VHD a_AT1 conversation_NN1 with_IW his_APPGE wife_NN1 about_II retirement_NN1 ._. 
Like_VV0 me_PPIO1 ,_, maybe_RR like_VV0 you_PPY ,_, he_PPHS1 's_VHZ been_VBN thinking_VVG about_II slowing_VVG down_RP and_CC spending_VVG more_DAR time_NNT1 with_IW his_APPGE spouse_NN1 ._. 
With_IW a_AT1 smile_NN1 as_RG wide_JJ as_CSA the_AT Mississippi_NP1 River_NNL1 ,_, former_DA Baltimore_NP1 Police_NN2 Department_NN1 Commissioner_NN1 Ed_NP1 Norrisa_NP1 had_VHD reason_NN1 to_TO grin_VVI in_II the_AT spring_NN1 of_IO 2007_MC ._. 
A_ZZ1 hit_VVD CBS_NP1 radio_NN1 show_NN1 in_II Baltimore_NP1 (_( a_AT1 place_NN1 he_PPHS1 used_VMK to_TO love_VVI second_MD only_RR to_II New_NP1 York_NP1 City_NN1 )_) ,_, appearances_NN2 on_II CNN_NP1 and_CC Fox_NP1 News_NN1 ,_, an_AT1 acting_JJ role_NN1 in_II a_AT1 popular_JJ HBO_NP1 television_NN1 series_NN ,_, a_AT1 clever_JJ and_CC devoted_JJ wife_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 perpetually_RR charming_JJ elementary_JJ school-age_JJ son_NN1 ,_, and_CC more_DAR money_NN1 than_CSN he_PPHS1 could_VM ever_RR earn_VVI as_II a_AT1 cop_NN1 would_VM make_VVI anyone_PN1 beam_NN1 ._. 
On_II the_AT inside_NN1 ,_, though_CS ,_, Norris_NP1 seethed_VVD ._. 
He_PPHS1 wanted_VVD his_APPGE life_NN1 as_CSA police_NN2 commissioner_NN1 or_CC head_NN1 of_IO the_AT Maryland_NP1 State_NN1 Police_NN2 back_RP --_NN1 a_AT1 hope_NN1 impossible_JJ to_TO attain_VVI given_CS21 that_CS22 he_PPHS1 had_VHD agreed_VVN to_TO plead_VVI guilty_JJ in_II early_RR 2004_MC to_II charges_NN2 of_IO conspiracy_NN1 to_TO commit_VVI fraud_NN1 and_CC fi_NN2 ling_NN1 a_AT1 false_JJ tax_NN1 return_NN1 in_II exchange_NN1 for_IF not_XX being_VBG prosecuted_VVN for_IF lying_VVG on_II a_AT1 mortgage_NN1 application_NN1 ._. 
Norris_NP1 had_VHD believed_VVN that_DD1 bargain_NN1 would_VM prevent_VVI him_PPHO1 from_II serving_VVG jail_NN1 time_NNT1 ._. 
That_DD1 did_VDD not_XX happen_VVI ,_, and_CC Norris_NP1 spent_VVD the_AT next_MD six_MC months_NNT2 in_II prison_NN1 ,_, another_DD1 six_MC months_NNT2 under_II house_NN1 arrest_NN1 ,_, then_RT returned_VVN to_II Baltimore_NP1 to_TO serve_VVI 500_MC hours_NNT2 of_IO community_NN1 service_NN1 in_II 2006_MC ._. 
Was_VBDZ his_APPGE life_NN1 ruined_VVN ?_? 
He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ only_RR 46_MC years_NNT2 old_JJ ._. 
Were_VBDR the_AT next_MD 30_MC or_CC 40_MC years_NNT2 going_VVG to_TO be_VBI defined_VVN by_II this_DD1 ?_? 
Would_VM those_DD2 three_MC years_NNT2 really_RR haunt_VV0 all_DB the_AT subsequent_JJ decades_NNT2 of_IO his_APPGE life_NN1 ?_? 
The_AT future_NN1 he_PPHS1 had_VHD imagined_VVN since_CS he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ young_JJ was_VBDZ irrevocably_RR changed_VVN ._. 
From_II his_APPGE perspective_NN1 ,_, the_AT entire_JJ country_NN1 seemed_VVD to_TO stand_VVI in_II judgment_NN1 and_CC condemnation_NN1 of_IO him_PPHO1 ._. 
Would_VM he_PPHS1 move_VVI beyond_II the_AT worst_JJT of_IO his_APPGE past_NN1 ?_? 
Edward_NP1 T._NP1 Norris_NP1 came_VVD from_II a_AT1 family_NN1 of_IO cops_NN2 ._. 
His_APPGE father_NN1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 butcher_NN1 who_PNQS became_VVD a_AT1 police_NN2 officer_NN1 at_II age_NN1 32_MC ._. 
"_" He_PPHS1 had_VHD a_AT1 military_JJ background_NN1 and_CC saw_VVD security_NN1 in_II the_AT police_NN2 department_NN1 ,_, "_" Norris_NP1 said_VVD ._. 
Norris_NP1 described_VVD his_APPGE childhood_NN1 as_CSA "_" fun_JJ "_" ;_; he_PPHS1 and_CC his_APPGE younger_JJR brother_NN1 grew_VVD up_RP in_II a_AT1 racially_RR diverse_JJ neighborhood_NN1 in_II Brooklyn_NP1 ,_, New_NP1 York_NP1 ._. 
Under_II the_AT watchful_JJ eye_NN1 of_IO their_APPGE stay-at-home_JJ mom_NN1 ,_, the_AT Norris_NP1 boys_NN2 hung_VVD out_RP on_II the_AT fire_NN1 escape_NN1 and_CC played_VVD hide-and-seek_NN1 on_II 13th_MD Street_NN1 ._. 
"_" There_EX was_VBDZ always_RR someone_PN1 out_RP there_RL tougher_JJR than_CSN you_PPY ,_, "_" he_PPHS1 recalled_VVD ._. 
Young_NP1 Eddie_NP1 Norris_NP1 dreamed_VVD of_IO one_MC1 day_NNT1 becoming_VVG a_AT1 doctor_NN1 or_CC scientist_NN1 ._. 
When_CS he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ 10_MC years_NNT2 old_JJ ,_, Norris_NP1 discovered_VVD football_NN1 --_NN1 a_AT1 game_NN1 he_PPHS1 really_RR enjoyed_VVN playing_VVG ._. 
Although_CS he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 good_JJ student_NN1 ,_, being_VBG a_AT1 defensive_JJ linebacker_NN1 in_II high_JJ school_NN1 was_VBDZ what_DDQ landed_VVD Norris_NP1 a_AT1 Division_NN1 III_MC scholarship_NN1 to_II the_AT University_NN1 of_IO Rochester_NP1 ._. 
By_II his_APPGE third_MD year_NNT1 ,_, though_CS ,_, school_NN1 became_VVD less_RGR affordable_JJ ._. 
In_II August_NPM1 of_IO that_DD1 year_NNT1 ,_, Norris_NP1 went_VVD to_II football_NN1 camp_NN1 ;_; within_II a_AT1 month_NNT1 ,_, he_PPHS1 had_VHD quit_VVN school_NN1 and_CC was_VBDZ sworn_VVN into_II the_AT police_NN2 academy_NN1 on_II September_NPM1 2_MC ,_, 1980_MC --_JJ "_" although_CS I_PPIS1 had_VHD not_XX planned_VVN to_TO stay_VVI ,_, "_" he_PPHS1 said_VVD ._. 
As_II a_AT1 20-year_JJ veteran_NN1 of_IO the_AT NYPD_NN1 ,_, Norris_NP1 moved_VVD up_RP when_CS he_PPHS1 took_VVD the_AT job_NN1 as_CSA commissioner_NN1 of_IO the_AT Baltimore_NP1 Police_NN2 Department_NN1 (_( BPD_NP1 )_) in_II March_NPM1 2000_MC ._. 
Norris_NP1 had_VHD never_RR really_RR considered_VVN leaving_VVG his_APPGE hometown_NN1 ,_, but_CCB he_PPHS1 decided_VVD to_TO run_VVI the_AT idea_NN1 by_II his_APPGE wife_NN1 ._. 
Kate_NP1 Norris_NP1 had_VHD grown_VVN up_RP in_II California_NP1 and_CC graduated_VVN from_II Stanford_NP1 University_NN1 with_IW a_AT1 master_NN1 's_GE degree_NN1 in_II fine_JJ arts_NN2 ._. 
The_AT couple_NN1 met_VVN in_II a_AT1 men_NN2 's_GE shop_NN1 where_CS she_PPHS1 worked_VVD on_II Fifth_NP1 Avenue_NNL1 ._. 
They_PPHS2 had_VHD a_AT1 one_MC1 year_NNT1 old_JJ son_NN1 and_CC had_VHD begun_VVN to_TO think_VVI about_II where_RRQ they_PPHS2 might_VM like_VVI to_TO raise_VVI him_PPHO1 ._. 
After_CS some_DD discussion_NN1 ,_, the_AT pair_NN decided_VVD Norris_NP1 should_VM explore_VVI the_AT opportunity_NN1 --_NN1 which_DDQ ,_, at_II the_AT very_RG least_RRT ,_, offered_VVD them_PPHO2 a_AT1 chance_NN1 to_TO live_VVI in_II a_AT1 city_NN1 where_RRQ they_PPHS2 could_VM afford_VVI to_TO buy_VVI a_AT1 house_NN1 ,_, something_PN1 out_II21 of_II22 their_APPGE reach_NN1 in_II the_AT high-priced_JJ New_NP1 York_NP1 real_JJ estate_NN1 market_NN1 ._. 
Norris_NP1 's_GE appointment_NN1 was_VBDZ controversial_JJ ,_, and_CC he_PPHS1 faced_VVD constant_JJ and_CC tough_JJ critics_NN2 in_II the_AT media_NN ._. 
His_APPGE outspokenness_NN1 often_RR stimulated_VVN significant_JJ public_JJ response_NN1 in_II Baltimore_NP1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 subscribed_VVD to_II the_AT "_" crime_NN1 reduction_NN1 "_" model_NN1 ;_; he_PPHS1 publicly_RR stated_VVN that_CST the_AT few_DA2 hard-core_JJ criminals_NN2 responsible_JJ for_IF most_DAT violent_JJ crimes_NN2 needed_VVN to_TO be_VBI identified_VVN swiftly_RR and_CC put_VVN behind_II bars_NN2 and_CC that_CST if_CS BPD_NP1 did_VDD this_DD1 ,_, criminals_NN2 would_VM go_VVI elsewhere_RL ,_, and_CC violent_JJ crimes_NN2 in_II the_AT city_NN1 would_VM drop_VVI dramatically_RR ._. 
His_APPGE critics_NN2 ,_, including_II the_AT director_NN1 of_IO the_AT local_JJ American_JJ Civil_JJ Liberties_NN2 Union_NN1 ,_, feared_VVD his_APPGE approach_NN1 would_VM compromise_VVI the_AT constitutional_JJ rights_NN2 of_IO citizens_NN2 and_CC clog_VV0 the_AT court_NN1 system_NN1 ._. 
Community_NN1 leaders_NN2 who_PNQS lived_VVD in_II high-crime_JJ areas_NN2 began_VVD to_TO meet_VVI with_IW Norris_NP1 to_TO learn_VVI more_RRR about_II him_PPHO1 and_CC to_TO challenge_VVI his_APPGE philosophy_NN1 ._. 
West_ND1 Central_JJ citizen_NN1 leader_NN1 Myrtle_NP1 Howerton_NP1 (_( known_VVN widely_RR as_CSA "_" Momma_NN1 Myrt_NN1 "_" )_) remembered_VVD her_APPGE first_MD meeting_NN1 with_IW Norris_NP1 :_: Not_XX all_DB community_NN1 groups_NN2 were_VBDR unhappy_JJ with_IW Norris_NP1 's_GE approach_NN1 ._. 
Business_NN1 leaders_NN2 on_II the_AT Greater_NP1 Baltimore_NP1 Committee_NN1 praised_VVD Norris_NP1 and_CC his_APPGE approach_NN1 to_II crime-fighting_NN1 ._. 
The_AT group_NN1 raised_VVD $550,000_NNU to_TO support_VVI the_AT reduction_NN1 of_IO violent_JJ crime_NN1 ._. 
Local_JJ restaurant_NN1 entrepreneur_NN1 Joel_NP1 Shalowitz_NP1 believed_VVD that_DD1 Commissioner_NN1 Norris_NP1 had_VHD immediate_JJ credibility_NN1 among_II businesspeople_NN1 ._. 
Shalowitz_NP1 had_VHD lived_VVN in_II New_NP1 York_NP1 City_NN1 and_CC had_VHD seen_VVN firsthand_RR the_AT dramatic_JJ reduction_NN1 in_II crime_NN1 under_II Norris_NP1 's_GE supervision_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 said_VVD ,_, "_" I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ really_RR glad_JJ to_TO have_VHI one_MC1 of_IO NYPD_NP1 's_GE strategists_NN2 on_II the_AT home_NN1 team_NN1 at_II Baltimore_NP1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 just_RR knew_VVD he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ going_VVGK to_TO make_VVI a_AT1 difference_NN1 and_CC had_VHD a_AT1 level_NN1 of_IO devotion_NN1 to_TO go_VVI beyond_II protecting_VVG only_RR the_AT Inner_JJ Harbor_NN1 ._. "_" 
Norris_NP1 believed_VVD that_DD1 fighting_NN1 crime_NN1 was_VBDZ primarily_RR a_AT1 numbers_NN2 game_NN1 ._. 
First_MD ,_, one_PN1 had_VHD to_TO find_VVI out_RP the_AT status_NN121 quo_NN122 ,_, so_CS his_APPGE first_MD agenda_NN1 item_NN1 was_VBDZ to_TO clarify_VVI the_AT numerical_JJ crime_NN1 picture_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 wanted_VVD to_TO have_VHI good_JJ measures_NN2 by_II which_DDQ he_PPHS1 could_VM gauge_NN1 progress_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 began_VVD by_II poring_VVG over_RP a_AT1 1999_MC FBI_NP1 crime_NN1 report_NN1 on_II Baltimore_NP1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 knew_VVD that_CST collecting_VVG and_CC reporting_VVG "_" solid_JJ "_" police_NN2 statistics_NN were_VBDR --_JJ like_II accounting_VVG in_II a_AT1 business_NN1 --_JJ difficult_JJ tasks_NN2 fraught_JJ with_IW subjectivity_NN1 and_CC a_AT1 wide_JJ variety_NN1 of_IO approaches_NN2 ._. 
Some_DD systems_NN2 ,_, for_REX21 example_REX22 ,_, keyed_VVN off_II21 of_II22 citizen_NN1 call-ins_NNU2 ._. 
If_CS an_AT1 automobile_NN1 theft_NN1 was_VBDZ called_VVN in_RP ,_, it_PPH1 was_VBDZ recorded_VVN as_II such_DA ,_, but_CCB if_CS the_AT responding_VVG officer_NN1 discovered_VVD the_AT car_NN1 was_VBDZ actually_RR not_XX stolen_VVN ,_, the_AT record_NN1 was_VBDZ not_XX changed_VVN ._. 
Second_MD ,_, I_PPIS1 invited_VVD you_PPY to_TO consider_VVI the_AT research_NN1 on_II the_AT predictable_JJ chapters_NN2 in_II life_NN1 ranging_VVG from_II psychological_JJ development_NN1 to_II professional_JJ stages_NN2 ._. 
Each_DD1 of_IO the_AT chapters_NN2 in_II the_AT various_JJ models_NN2 presented_VVD significant_JJ challenges_NN2 ,_, personally_RR and_CC professionally_RR ,_, that_CST we_PPIS2 all_DB must_VM confront_VVI and_CC navigate_VVI in_II some_DD fashion_NN1 ._. 
That_DD1 chapter_NN1 invited_VVD you_PPY to_TO think_VVI about_II the_AT challenges_NN2 of_IO each_DD1 chapter_NN1 in_II life_NN1 and_CC the_AT consequences_NN2 of_IO under-attending_VVG to_II their_APPGE resolution_NN1 ._. 
Unresolved_JJ issues_NN2 often_RR come_VV0 back_RP later_RRR to_TO haunt_VVI us_PPIO2 ._. 
Many_DA2 of_IO these_DD2 challenges_NN2 can_VM be_VBI the_AT result_NN1 of_IO early_JJ childhood_NN1 experiences_NN2 as_CSA we_PPIS2 learned_VVD from_II Dee_FU Dee_FU Fisher_NP1 and_CC Bob_NP1 Johnson_NP1 ._. 
While_CS I_PPIS1 did_VDD n't_XX explore_VVI the_AT nature_NN1 of_IO these_DD2 processes_NN2 here_RL ,_, I_PPIS1 have_VH0 done_VDN so_RR elsewhere_RL ._. 
You_PPY can_VM explore_VVI those_DD2 processes_NN2 more_RGR fully_RR there_RL if_CS you_PPY 'd_VM like_VVI ._. 
Third_MD ,_, I_PPIS1 invited_VVD you_PPY to_TO consider_VVI the_AT nature_NN1 of_IO success_NN1 ._. 
What_DDQ does_VDZ that_DD1 mean_VVI to_II you_PPY ?_? 
What_DDQ 's_VBZ the_AT balance_NN1 between_II money_NN1 ,_, power_NN1 ,_, fame_NN1 ,_, health_NN1 ,_, family_NN1 ,_, recreation_NN1 ,_, and_CC creativity_NN1 (_( among_II other_JJ criteria_NN2 )_) that_CST will_VM most_RRT satisfy_VVI you_PPY ?_? 
It_PPH1 's_VBZ not_XX that_DD1 easy_JJ ,_, perhaps_RR ,_, to_TO know_VVI what_DDQ you_PPY want_VV0 before_CS you_PPY get_VV0 to_II a_AT1 point_NN1 where_RRQ it_PPH1 's_VBZ harder_JJR and_CC harder_RRR to_TO change_VVI things_NN2 ._. 
Surely_RR people_NN 's_GE definitions_NN2 of_IO "_" success_NN1 "_" change_NN1 over_II time_NNT1 ,_, yet_RR if_CS you_PPY go_VV0 too_RG hard_RR in_II one_MC1 direction_NN1 ,_, you_PPY may_VM shortchange_VVI your_APPGE ability_NN1 to_II later_RRR on_RP go_VV0 hard_RR in_II another_DD1 direction_NN1 ._. 
Better_RRR to_TO be_VBI thinking_VVG about_II this_DD1 early_JJ on_II so_RR you_PPY can_VM be_VBI moving_VVG in_II the_AT general_JJ direction_NN1 that_CST you_PPY will_VM find_VVI satisfying_VVG later_RRR on_RP ._. 
As_CSA one_MC1 Harvard_NP1 Business_NN1 School_NN1 alumna_NN1 once_RR told_VVD me_PPIO1 ,_, it_PPH1 's_VBZ not_XX all_DB that_DD1 easy_JJ to_TO change_VVI life_NN1 management_NN1 habits_NN2 developed_VVN over_II a_AT1 10-year_JJ period_NN1 and_CC to_TO begin_VVI placing_VVG different_JJ emphases_NN2 in_II life_NN1 ._. 
In_II the_AT same_DA way_NN1 that_CST corporations_NN2 develop_VV0 core_NN1 capabilities_NN2 ,_, bundles_NN2 of_IO competencies_NN2 ,_, individuals_NN2 do_VD0 as_RR21 well_RR22 ,_, and_CC habits_NN2 tend_VV0 to_TO be_VBI persistent_JJ ._. 
We_PPIS2 should_VM be_VBI grateful_JJ that_CST the_AT people_NN represented_VVN here_RL were_VBDR willing_JJ to_TO share_VVI with_IW us_PPIO2 how_RRQ they_PPHS2 've_VH0 lived_VVN their_APPGE lives_NN2 ._. 
From_II their_APPGE stories_NN2 ,_, we_PPIS2 can_VM glean_VVI insights_NN2 and_CC strategies_NN2 that_CST we_PPIS2 might_VM not_XX have_VHI thought_VVN of_IO ._. 
We_PPIS2 can_VM compare_VVI and_CC contrast_VVI our_APPGE own_DA backgrounds_NN2 and_CC stories_NN2 with_IW theirs_PPGE and_CC ponder_VV0 the_AT differences_NN2 --_NN1 and_CC similarities_NN2 ._. 
We_PPIS2 can_VM do_VDI a_AT1 little_JJ gut_NN1 checking_VVG to_TO see_VVI if_CS we_PPIS2 had_VHD the_AT same_DA creativity_NN1 ,_, discipline_NN1 ,_, determination_NN1 ,_, vision_NN1 ,_, flexibility_NN1 ,_, shall_VM I_PPIS1 say_VVI ,_, "_" inside-out-ness_JJ "_" that_CST they_PPHS2 demonstrated_VVD in_II their_APPGE treks_NN2 to_II positions_NN2 of_IO executive_NN1 responsibility_NN1 ._. 
Being_VBG an_AT1 executive_NN1 ,_, from_II these_DD2 stories_NN2 and_CC in_II my_APPGE own_DA experience_NN1 ,_, requires_VVZ enormous_JJ energy_NN1 and_CC commitment_NN1 ._. 
Perhaps_RR a_AT1 main_JJ reason_NN1 more_DAR of_IO us_PPIO2 do_VD0 n't_XX find_VVI ourselves_PPX2 in_II those_DD2 ranks_NN2 is_VBZ that_CST we_PPIS2 are_VBR deep_RR down_RP unwilling_JJ to_TO spend_VVI the_AT time_NNT1 and_CC energy_NN1 required_VVN to_TO get_VVI there_RL ._. 
We_PPIS2 prefer_VV0 a_AT1 more_RGR "_" comfortable_JJ "_" lifestyle_NN1 ._. 
Yet_RR we_PPIS2 remain_VV0 fascinated_VVN by_II those_DD2 who_PNQS do_VD0 become_VVI our_APPGE leaders_NN2 ._. 
We_PPIS2 want_VV0 to_TO know_VVI how_RRQ they_PPHS2 did_VDD it_PPH1 ._. 
How_RRQ they_PPHS2 manage_VV0 to_TO somehow_RR take_VVI care_NN1 of_IO it_PPH1 all_DB ._. 
Do_VD0 they_PPHS2 ?_? 
Can_VV0 a_AT1 person_NN1 be_VBI a_AT1 super-being_NN1 ,_, physically_RR fit_VV0 ,_, intellectually_RR stimulating_JJ ,_, well-read_JJ ,_, powerful_JJ ,_, influential_JJ ,_, wealthy_JJ ,_, happy_JJ ,_, lovingly_RR involved_JJ in_II long-term_JJ relationships_NN2 ,_, kind_NN1 and_CC compassionate_JJ parent_NN1 ,_, emotionally_RR secure_VV0 ._. 
