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

Notes from Steve

Be eXtra. If you’ve ever eaten at a family dinner, you’re aware that the rule is you should make extra. “You’re having 10 people over for dinner? Make enough for 20. Leftovers are expected.” It’s how we roll. It’s called love (don’t hug me, but leftovers? Yes.) In the winter,...
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Notes from Steve

Life gives you lemons, make lemonade. This is grit, perseverance and creativity. Life gives you lemonade - you make chicken piccata, a nice sorbet, and a refreshing Arnold Palmer (ice tea and lemonade). This is wisdom. Be wise. I look at wisdom as the culmination of life’s learnings. When my...
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Notes from Steve

Be Vulnerable. I’m listening to this song that this kid sang to a bunch of us back in high school.* He was the type of kid who was bullied, and I remember him telling me that at another school, he’d be shoved into lockers and spat upon. For him to...
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Notes from Steve

Be Understanding Don Ruiz in the book The Four Agreements talks about how to be a good human. He says you need to do at least four things. 1. Do your Best 2. Don’t make assumptions 3. Be impeccable with your word and 4. Don’t take things personally. His thought...
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Amy's Reflections

Be Understanding I often share real life stories of my family because I think it is important for people to know that everyone’s life is messy and chaotic. Some of you know that Rick, my husband, has been working insane hours trying to cover the police department here in Belmond....
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Notes from Steve

Be tactful. According to Kramer on Seinfeld, 94% of all communication is nonverbal. I “think” I’m conveying the right message with my words … but my eye rolling and looks of disdain portray the message differently. I think genuine tact is hard to achieve. It’s 100% onstage grace, patience, and...
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Amy's Reflections

Be Supportive We have the great honor of celebrating National Hospital Week this week with the theme – We are Healthcare – Caring for Patients; Strengthening Communities. This week, we also have the privilege of celebrating National Nurses Week with the theme – Nurses Make a Difference: Anytime, Anywhere –...
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Notes from Steve

Be supportive. “What will you do after you retire?” someone recently asked me. “You could be an executive coach - you talk to people all the time”. Thinking of myself as a coach, I imagine I would tell them long stories about my experiences for most of the coaching session....
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Notes from Steve

Be Respectful. Respect (or actually lack of respect) has always been a trigger for me. And not in a healthy way. I sometimes mistake people not paying attention or acknowledging me as disrespect … when really - they might just be focusing on something else. I jump to conclusions and...
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