| It's September 10th and there I am again,
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| | to read the sayings placed under old
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| driving North on the New Jersey Turnpike
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| | glory on the overpasses. My favorite one
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| towards Kenilworth (this time). This is
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| | reads America, Diverse and Free. I think
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| the first day of eight over the next
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| | about how important it is for everyone to
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| three weeks at a company in this town off
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| | constantly remember that. America really
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| exit 11 and up the Garden State Parkway,
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| | is a Team, made up of all kinds of
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| interspersed with a couple days in
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| | people. That's one of the things that
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| Maryland, two in Connecticut and one in
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| | makes us so strong and makes so many
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| Manhattan. Three weeks of constantly
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| | people outside and inside our country so
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| being on the go, being busy conducting
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| | envious.The seminar the next day brings
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| seminars and consulting.Team Building is
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| | those points to fore. What better example
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| the topic for this day, with four more to
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| | of Team Building? Instantaneously we've
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| follow. How to build effective and
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| | become a Team. Things go well under the
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| efficient teams, communicate better, know
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| | circumstances that day and the next. The
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| your and your team members' strengths and
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| | American Team Building has even spread to
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| weaknesses, delegate, motivate and of
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| | the Garden State Parkway on the 13th
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| course have some fun along the way.What a
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| | where motorists have pulled over, gotten
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| great group of folks they are, a dozen in
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| | out of their cars and stand next to their
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| the morning class and the same for the
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| | vehicles holding candles. It continues
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| afternoon session. I leave at around 5:30
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| | for miles. I leave North Jersey after
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| to head home to Philly. On the road I'm
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| | more Team Building Sessions on the
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| mentally figuring out how much time I
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| | 14th.The next week the haze remains to
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| have to eat, make my calls, spend some
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| | some degree. More Kenilworth Monday and
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| time with my son maybe talking, just
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| | Tuesday. I must say I really like the
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| relaxing and or watching sports before
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| | people I'm working with. They seem to
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| going off to sleep. Tomorrow is a special
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| | realize their team building needs quite
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| day. September 11th and I'm to meet my
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| | clearly and are already using some of the
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| clients Paul and Lynn in Trenton at 7:30
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| | techniques to bring about change.Thursday
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| A.M. to catch the train to Manhattan.
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| | and Friday I'm in Maryland. Thursday
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| We have a day of meetings scheduled and
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| | night I go to sleep around 10:30. The
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| a "surprise" Birthday Party in the
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| | workshop I'm doing starts early. Somehow
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| evening.The party's for me, Paul had
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| | I hit the pillow and I'm out, sound
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| arranged it and even called people on his
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| | asleep until a blast wakes me up at who
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| speakerphone while I was in his office to
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| | knows what time. I jump out of bed open
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| say "Are you coming to Dan's surprise
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| | the curtain look outside to hear sirens
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| party on the 11th?" And we'd all laugh.
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| | and see flashes of light. My hand reaches
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| September 11th is my Birthday. I can't
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| | for the remote, I turn on the TV to see
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| calculate how many times I've told
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| | what has happened and there's no signal.
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| people, "Do you know how much money I had
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| | How my reference points have changed. Two
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| to spend to get my birthday on all those
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| | weeks before I would have known it was
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| Police Cars! 911....it wasn't easy"?Paul
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| | thunder and lightening, now I'm not sure
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| calls late and leaves me a message.
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| | if it's another attack. I figure if it is
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| "There's a change of plans, we're gonna
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| | they'll come and get me, if not I might
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| take the eight twenty-five (or the train
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| | as well make an attempt at more sleep.At
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| around that time)". I call him. I don't
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| | the Seminar I ask how many folks heard
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| think he's feeling too well, maybe he
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| | the thunder and how many of them thought
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| wants to get a few extra minutes of sleep
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| | that it was another attack. More than
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| in the A.M. "Check in with me in the
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| | half the hands go up. Most of the rest
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| morning" he says. Five forty is my call
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| | slept through the noise.The next week
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| into Paul. "Dan I think we can take the
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| | takes me back up to North Jersey again
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| 10:35, I just wanna lay in bed for a bit,
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| | and Connecticut. The drive to Connecticut
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| but we're definitely going, see you at
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| | is strange. I leave Philly a little after
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| the station".So I eat my breakfast, take
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| | 5:00 PM. I get on the Jersey Turnpike and
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| my shower and get all my "stuff" in
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| | take exit 13 Elizabeth.In order to
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| order.Now it's a few minutes after nine
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| | circumvent Manhattan I go through Staten
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| and the phone rings, it's my friend. He
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| | Island, Brooklyn, Queens and the Bronx on
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| asks if I'm still going to Manhattan. I
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| | route 278. It gives me an incredible view
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| give him an affirmative and he says, "Oh
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| | of the Manhattan skyline. It's so
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| no you're not, turn on the TV".I press
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| | beautiful and majestic. I have time. The
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| the on button and there it is. I'm numb,
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| | Battery Tunnel is closed. Traffic backs
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| frozen, in disbelief. Can this really be
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| | up and I look at the City while listening
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| happening? I attempt to think, but
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| | to NPR on my radio. Then I see it. The
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| disorganization gets thrown into the mix.
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| | smoke is still there. The haze remains,
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| Sometimes I'm fully cognizant of what I'm
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| | not just in my thoughts but in the
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| doing and other times I have to think and
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| | skyline. Those buildings that I ALWAYS
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| rethink to make sure that I'm
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| | looked for, the ones that signified that
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| comprehending even the "normal" things
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| | I was close to my destination were gone.
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| away from the commentary and pictures on
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| | All I could see were those other
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| CNN.The calls go out, to my son, Paul,
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| | buildings, ones that have become familiar
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| other family members and friends to see
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| | to me only through TV, the ones with the
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| if everyone's ok. And to tell them that I
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| | greenish domes that formerly were dwarfed
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| didn't go.I speak with Anne Marie who
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| | by their neighbors, Tower One and Tower
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| works in Manhattan. She was supposed to
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| | Two.On my way home to Philly I thought
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| attend the dinner party. She tells me
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| | about business and how those two towers
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| that a mutual friend, who she works with,
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| | had, to some degree, symbolized the
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| had just dropped off a package to his
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| | motors of commerce and how their demise
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| roommate on the 102nd floor of Tower One,
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| | had slowed it down. I counted a scant
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| taken the elevator down and reached the
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| | eleven airplanes from central Connecticut
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| lobby when the plane hit. He's fine but
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| | to New York City. Eleven. How unreal.
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| he doesn't know where his roommate is.The
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| | Then I realized that those eleven planes
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| party, the meetings, the business seems
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| | were more than I had seen in the sky in
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| oddly meaningless and meaningful at the
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| | quite some time.
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| same time. How nice it would be to have
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| | We'll make it I thought. A little more
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| the party, sit in a meeting and do the
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| | cautiously on one hand and a lot more
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| business of business. And how absurd it
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| | determined on the other but we'll make
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| all seems at this time of tragedy.The day
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| | it.Connecticut, Maryland and North Jersey
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| passes painfully, my birthday will mean
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| | are, for now, behind me.Three weeks of
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| something so different to me and everyone
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| | life (and counting) filled with extreme
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| else from here on out.I try to call the
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| | emotions and the everyday chores we may
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| Red Cross to give blood but all the lines
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| | treasure somewhat differently.It may be
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| are busy. Finally I get through and they
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| | me but I get the feeling that people are
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| tell me that there's a blood drive being
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| | driving differently since the eleventh, I
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| held in Flourtown (my Flourtown) tomorrow
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| | would even say more courteous. We seem to
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| starting at 2:00. No appointments will be
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| | be a bit more grounded. Is it that we've
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| taken.The 12th is more of the same,
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| | been hugging our kids more often,
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| everything to do with business is
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| | understanding each others' strengths and
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| cancelled and who would want to do
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| | weaknesses with more tolerance, perhaps
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| anything anyway. I wonder about my
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| | even putting our priorities in order.What
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| friends in NYC and in North Jersey and
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| | does this mean for business?I hope it
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| hope everyone is ok.I walk down the block
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| | means a richer, slower more invigorating
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| and there, a few houses away is a
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| | business climate. One that appreciates
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| makeshift shrine on the steps of a
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| | everyone and everything that makes our
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| neighbor. Five or six candles and two
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| | businesses work. It may mean that we have
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| photos, one of the photos is on a piece
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| | to look around at the folks we work with
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| paper that looked so much like the photos
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| | and tell them how much we enjoy seeing
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| I've begun to see on TV, held by
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| | them each day, yeah, even those who used
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| distraught relatives and friends. Missing
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| | to annoy us. And perhaps it would help to
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| 102nd floor, Tower One (the same tower
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| | smile at the people who pass us by each
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| and floor of my friend's roommate),
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| | day, say thanks to all of those who clean
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| followed by his name and the picture of a
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| | our streets, pick up our trash, deliver
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| man smiling. How sad. What do you do? Or
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| | our mail, put out our fires, protect our
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| Think? Or say? My mind still shifts
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| | safety, check us out at the supermarket
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| between thinking straight and the haze
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| | and sit in the offices and cubicles
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| that so many people continue to say
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| | around us.Maybe it really is time to put
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| appears from time to time in their
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| | our business lives in perspective. Have
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| thoughts.I get to the blood drive at 1:50
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| | more fun. Treat people with added
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| P.M. there are about forty people
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| | respect. Continue the capitalist pursuit
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| waiting. And the line continues to get
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| | with a little smile.Maybe it's time to
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| longer. The day proceeds, I wait, and the
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| | think about this amazing Team we've built
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| realization hits me that I have to go
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| | and be thankful.Dan Goldberg, MBA, is
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| back up to North Jersey the next morning.
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| | President of Dan Goldberg Consulting
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| At 7:25 P.M. I've been thanked, my blood
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| | L.L.C. a training, coaching and business
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| has been given and I head home. The Team
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| | development firm located in the
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| Building Seminar Series is to continue in
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| | Philadelphia, PA area. He is the founder
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| the morning.Team Building has come to
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| | and former owner of "For Eyes" the highly
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| America in a manner that theory, academic
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| | successful international optical company
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| exercises or lecture can only reinforce
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| | and an internationally recognized keynote
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| in a seminar. We've illustrated it by our
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| | speaker. Dan is the author of the book
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| actions. The firefighters, police
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| | "Stand Back A Second, Just don't fall off
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| officers, emergency workers, and
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| | the edge," and of "The Six Steps To Solid
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| "civilians" have reacted in a way that
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| | Sales Success" and "The Seven Elements Of
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| shows the best in people.Everyone is
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| | Successful Management" programs. He is
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| helping and supporting, giving money and
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| | Executive-In-Residence at Kutztown
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| or blood, sending supplies, performing
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| | University and has been the subject of
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| tasks that must be done in order to make
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| | stories in Newsweek, Business Week,
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| things move somewhat smoothly in what
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| | Playboy, Successful Business, Investor's
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| otherwise would be a totally chaotic
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| | Business Daily, major newspapers in New
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| situation. And we do it. From
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| | York, Philadelphia, Washington, D.C.,
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| psychological help to just talking with
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| | Boston, Baltimore, Miami, San Francisco,
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| each other. We somehow realize that we
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| | Oakland, St. Louis, Chicago, Los Angeles
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| need one another.Then there are the
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| | and many other national and local
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| flags. More than I've ever seen. I wonder
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| | publications. In addition, Dan has
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| how many are displayed out of respect,
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| | appeared on Good Morning America and
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| how many out of real patriotism and how
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| | other national and local television and
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| many out of jingoism. I hope the former
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| | radio programs.
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| two far out weight the third. I glance up
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