Sometimes life sends us a dodge ball. You can duck, anticipate, or accept the sting of the hit.  I was lamenting business challenges to my grandmother, Ica Johnston, yesterday and she said:

This was perfectly lovely advice coming on the heels of teaching Strategic Planning at The Virginia Society of Association Executives yesterday where we ended the session discussing organizational challenges and barriers to strategic planning. The session focused on 5 myths, 5 facts, and the magical places of strategic planning.  My goal, to convince everyone in the audience that their organization needed a strategic plan. Here's to more laughing and less crying. 

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