Tag: personal growth

  • Being Proud As A Company

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    Hi Everyone,  What are you most proud of achieving in your career or life? Please take a moment to reflect on that feeling and how it improved your self-esteem. You worked hard, cared for your work, and overcame obstacles. According to Cambridge Dictionary, pride is defined as “a feeling of pleasure and satisfaction that you…

  • It’s Not A Train

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    Hi Everyone, As I’ve gotten older, I’ve realized that my first emotional response to a situation was sometimes wrong, or more often, incomplete. However, that doesn’t change the intensity of the feelings that I have at the moment. Our emotions are powerful motivators to action and can get the best of us if we don’t…

  • Keep On And Carry On

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    Hi Everyone, Oh my gosh, it’s so nice to write to you in the New Year. I hope everyone had an excellent holiday and had a chance to unwind. As my dad would say, “it’s been tough sledding the last couple of months.” I’m sure everyone enjoyed the break. I am proud of how well…

  • Lessons Learned in 2020

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    Hi Everyone, This will be the last Desk of Brad I send in 2020. Tomorrow is January 1st, 2021!!! It could not come soon enough. Wow, I mean, wow, what a year it’s been! I’ve been around longer than most of you (but not that much longer), and it’s safe to say that we’ve never…

  • The Passion and Inspiration of a Product

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    Hi Everyone,  I wanted to share an excerpt from a letter I wrote to the Cakebread family this week upon hearing about the passing of Dolores Cakebread. As many of you know, I love wine, it’s truly remarkable how many different types, styles and flavors are to be experienced. With truly great wine you can…

  • Risk Management and Dedication to the Common Good

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    Hi everyone,   I was able to visit Ruth Bader Ginsberg in repose at the Supreme Court yesterday. I appreciated the opportunity to pay my respects in person. I am sure that all of you have had the opportunity to hear about her life’s work and achievements on behalf of equal rights for women and for all people. What I find…

  • Happy 10 Year’s Tahzoo!

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    Happy 10th Anniversary Tahzoo!  What a milestone we’ve achieved, 96% of companies never see the 10th year in business. I am so proud of each of you and how we’ve managed to take care of one another and our clients during this challenging time. One relationship at a time, one step at a time, one project…

  • Practice Makes Perfect

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    “The one thing that I know is that you win with good people.” –  Don Shula  Hi Everyone,  I’ve been a bit circumspect and contemplative this week. I am keenly aware that time is marching on even though each day is bleeding into the next. I find myself vacillating between forgetting which day of the week…

  • Practice Makes Perfect

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    Brad Heidemann
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    “The one thing that I know is that you win with good people.”  –  Don Shula  Hi Everyone,  I’ve been a bit circumspect and contemplative this week. I am keenly aware that time is marching on even though each day is bleeding into the next. I find myself vacillating between forgetting which day of the…

  • A matter of perspective

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    “Life cannot be calculated. That’s the big mistake our civilization made. We never accepted that randomness is not a mistake in the equation – it is part of the equation.” – Jeanette Winterson   Hi Everyone,  I write these letters every week and sometimes they are easy to write and other times I’m confounded. It’s not usually…