| No Images? Click here  I spent the majority of last week in a management training seminar. It was like Myers Briggs on steroids., but it was so worth it. I learned about how my personal proclivities are both a detriment and a blessing to my management style, but I also learned a lot about how I tend to operate outside of the office, at home as a mother.At one point, we were asked to pair up and talk to our partner about who we admire and why. Both of us -- from very different backgrounds and at very different stages in our lives -- said our parents. She noted that she admired her mom because, even on her deathbed, her mom reminded her kids about the importance of being kind. I said that I admired my parents for being totally different people, and as such they each gave me unique gifts. I admire my father for having a deep-seated moral compass and imparting the importance of always doing what’s right. I admire my mother for her strength, her mind and her hard-working, can-do attitude.After our conversation, I’ve thought a lot about what I’d want my kids to say about me if they’re ever in a room like that. What’s one nugget I can make sure they get from me? What would be my final reminder to them on my deathbed? It’s a good exercise, because it forces you to focus in those moments when you’re at your wit’s end.If this exercise worked for me, I’m hoping it’ll work for you, too. What do you -- when you’re on your game and are really aware in those moments -- want your kids to take away?
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