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Notes from Our Leaders

Enjoy these weekly insights from Steve Simonin, President & CEO and Amy McDaniel, Belmond CEO.

Notes from Steve

I got up at midnight last night and had cereal. I never do this. I just couldn’t sleep. I told the group I was with at lunch this, and they said they can never sleep well on a Sunday night. Hmm. I don’t think it was work that kept me...
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Amy's Reflections

Happy New Year! Hopefully, everyone found time to remember and appreciate their blessings over the holidays. Whether that included time with family and friends or some time alone to regroup, I hope each of you refilled your buckets. For many of us, the holidays bring a mix of additional stress,...
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Notes from Steve

Theme 2025: Belonging Knowing the difference between “belonging” versus “fitting in” is important. The definition (we are going with) is belonging is being in a group that you want to be with, and they want you to be there. Kind of like a happy cult. And fitting in is dressing...
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Notes from Steve

Days before the new year require all of us to plan and strategize our lives in 2025. My opinion is to go for the gold - shoot the moon - bet the whole kitten kaboodle*… live life on the edge. Because, really, why not? Sure, you could break a hip...
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Notes from Steve

Merry Christmas. I was planning on doing the Santa Run in Des Moines on December 14th, but we got the ice storm, so I crawled over to my gym and ran a 5K on the treadmill. Then, I joined everyone later to party in Santa and Elf costumes at the...
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Notes from Steve

I whacked the top of my head on the way out of the shower today, and it was bleeding. Not bad, and it didn’t hurt, but I immediately thought of my dad who whacked his head all the time. For us bald guys - these things are very noticeable. I...
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Notes from Steve

I got hearing aids last Friday. I was surprised at the things I missed. I was shocked that my turn signal made noises - click, click, click*. To tell you the truth, though, my life isn’t (except for the meetings part and hearing everything I’ve missed for years) that much...
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Notes from Steve

‘Tis the season. I try really hard every year not to be the Scrooge in the annual seasonal overdo. I usually fail, but this year, I’ve determined to “move beyond the emotion” and fake it. (I think it’s because I have planned vacations out of the state of Iowa in...
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