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In this issue:

thoughts you should know… why failure is desirable
thought leader university… Ken speaks at SPC
thought leader spotlights… kudos for recent publishing victories!

thoughts you should know...

As we turn our attention to the New Year, a few reflections on failure from Robert Schuller might help keep our dreams for success in perspective:

Failure doesn't mean you are a failure,
It does mean you haven't succeeded yet.

Failure doesn't mean you have accomplished nothing,
It does mean you have learned something.

Failure doesn't mean you have been a fool,
It does mean you had a lot of faith.

Failure doesn't mean you have been disgraced,
It does mean you were willing to try.

Failure doesn't mean you don't have it,
It does mean you have to do something in a different way.

Failure doesn't mean you are inferior,
It does mean you are not perfect.

Failure doesn't mean you've wasted your life,
It does mean you've a reason to start afresh.

Failure doesn't mean you should give up,
It does mean you should try harder.

Failure doesn't mean you'll never make it,
It does mean it will take a little longer.

Failure doesn't mean God has abandoned you,
It does mean God has a better idea!

thought leader university...

See/hear Ken Lizotte speak on raising your business visibility through publishing and other thought leadership channels at "Jumpstart 2004" sponsored by the Society of Professional Consultants (SPC).

Logistics: Monday January 26, 2004, 6 PM in Burlington Massachusetts. Includes buffet dinner.

To register, click: http://www.spconsultants.org/

To learn more about Ken's speaking engagements, click: http://www.thoughtleading.com/calendar.htm

thought leader spotlight...

Congratulations to the following thought leaders for their recent publishing triumphs:

"Customer Insight" by Curtis Bingham, President, The Predictive Consulting Group, in Sales and Service Excellence Magazine. www.predictiveconsulting.com

"The Hidden Costs of 'Free' Software" by Steve Henry, shareholder and chair of the Intellectual Property Transactions Group, and Liza Vertinsky, associate with the Biotechnology and Intellectual Property Transactions Practice Group, Wolf Greenfield, in Bio-IT World. www.wolfgreenfield.com

"Product Development Problems? Offshore Options Could Be Your Answer" by Ameeta Soni, Chair, the MIT Enterprise Forum of Cambridge, in IndUS Business Journal. www.mitforumcambridge.org

"The Corporate Taxonomy: Helping Companies Adapt to their Changing Marketplace " by Brant Cruz, Vice President and Team General Manager, Chadwick Martin Bailey, in National Hotel Executive. www.chadwickmartinbailey.com

"Managing Healthcare Costs: Back to Basics" by Mark Abate and J. Michael Deneen, Principals, Strategic Benefit Advisors Inc. www.nehra.com, www.strategicba.com

"With Healthcare Costs Escalating, Now's the Time for a Diagnostic Review" by Mark Abate and J. Michael Deneen, Principals, Strategic Benefit Advisors Inc., in Mass High Tech. www.strategicba.com

To receive a complimentary copy of any of these articles, visit the author's web site.

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