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When I was growing up as a child in the 1960s, I thought about the upcoming turn of the century – 2000 seemed so impossibly far away.\u00a0 But here we are, ten years AFTER entering this new millennium, and it’s disappeared so quickly!<\/p>\nWhen I was growing up as a child in the 1960s, I thought about the upcoming turn of the century – 2000 seemed so impossibly far away.\u00a0 But here we are, ten years AFTER entering this new millennium, and it’s disappeared so quickly!<\/p>\n
Ten years I was employed in Hewlett-Packard, just beginning to discover this new emerging field called coaching.\u00a0 I was managing a team that was embroiled in the whole Y2K issue, worried that all our hard preparation might not have been enough to ward off customer problems on January 1st.\u00a0 As it turns out, things went remarkably well.<\/p>\n
On New Year’s Eve 1999, we were captivated by all the celebrations taking place around the world.\u00a0 We had CNN on TV nonstop for the entire day, and every hour was a new joy.\u00a0 In the midst of industry growth and optimism – before the “high tech bubble” popped – all we had to look forward to was opportunity and excitement.<\/p>\n
The industry downturn, and then 9\/11\/2001, changed our lives deeply: materially, mentally, spiritually.\u00a0 We have a much different view of the world and our government now.\u00a0 Other, more personal, events have become a part of my life and have sent me off on new journeys of discovery.<\/p>\n
But it’s unbelievable to me that this decade has disappeared like a flash.\u00a0 I still clearly recall the experience of “partying like it’s 1999.”\u00a0 Is the next decade going to go even faster?<\/p>\n
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