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Notes from Our Leaders - Page 14

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

Notes from Steve

Be gracious. Dr. Hurt and I used to have conversations surrounding the word “grace”. To have grace and be gracious is really hard, but so rewarding. We talked about “grace” in a lot of contexts … from being humble and generous … to being honest in a loving way. Tonight,...
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Notes from Steve

Be Fearless. Ok, this is literally the day after RAGBRAI that I am writing this, so you’re stuck with stories from that. 1. It was hotter and more humid than I ever remember any day in my entire life ever being. 2. The route - 500+ miles - was full...
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Amy's Reflections

Be Educated The theme this week is Be Educated. Sounds easy enough, and for most people they would equate that to advancing your education with a degree or certification. I had a cousin who had six different degrees and was the most unrelatable person I had ever met. In his...
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Notes from Steve

Be educated. As I prep for RAGBRAI, I look back on all the years of education of what I should bring, how I should train and what I should wear, and every year my list gets more honed and better. One thing I’ve learned is that if I pack my...
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Notes from Steve

Be determined. This week, I’m riding across the state on a bicycle with tens of thousands of my friends. I think this is a great word for the week - determined. People keep asking me, “are you going the whole week of Ragbrai?” In my mind, I didn’t think I...
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Amy's Reflections

Be Consistent One of my greatest lessons as a parent has been learning the importance of consistency. Most of the time when I am struggling with one of the kids and accountability, it is due to a lack of consistency on my part. When the expectations aren’t clear and consistent,...
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Notes from Steve

Be consistent. I like to tell people I love change. “Change, change, change … I love it - it’s the only consistent in our lives … CHANGE!”. I’m lying. I really love consistency. Doing the same thing over and over. I get up at the same time, go to bed...
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Notes from Steve

Be bold. I went to my 40th class reunion this last weekend. A lot of my classmates didn’t show … I graduated from a class of 350 people - maybe a quarter to a third showed up. Comments like “why would I go? That doesn’t sound fun” to “I’d be...
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Amy's Reflections

Be Accessible One of my favorite quotes from John C. Maxwell is, “Leadership is more art than science. The principles of leadership are constant, but the application changes with every leader and every situation.” One of the things I have always strived to exhibit in any position I have ever...
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