{"id":12301,"date":"2018-08-21T06:11:00","date_gmt":"2018-08-21T11:11:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/?p=12301"},"modified":"2024-08-23T09:15:56","modified_gmt":"2024-08-23T14:15:56","slug":"mastering-workplace-politics-integrity-and-authority","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/mastering-workplace-politics-integrity-and-authority\/","title":{"rendered":"Mastering Workplace Politics: Proven Strategies to Navigate with Integrity and Authority"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"bsf_rt_marker\"><\/div>\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"12301\" class=\"elementor elementor-12301\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59d6786 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"59d6786\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element 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class=\"bsf-rt-display-label\" prefix=\"Reading Time\">\n\t\t<\/span> <span class=\"bsf-rt-display-time\" reading_time=\"3\"><\/span> \n\t\t<span class=\"bsf-rt-display-postfix\" postfix=\"mins\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73b91e1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"73b91e1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9be926b elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9be926b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/workplace-conflict-qszpluh0yzezl328k8hl77rqw1ew8cuqwytvgrlvy8.jpg\" title=\"workplace-conflict\" alt=\"workplace politics\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b28c1fb e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b28c1fb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fcc6473 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fcc6473\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Whenever two or more people work together, there is a political system.\u00a0 And, the complexity of these politics increases with the number of people involved.\u00a0 Workplace politics can include\u00a0<strong>Office Politics<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>Corporate Politics<\/strong>\u00a0or\u00a0<strong>Organizational Politics<\/strong>. Whatever the category, successful navigation in these environments requires care and skill.\u00a0 Political savvy is an essential leadership competency.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a311846 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a311846\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Workplace Politics: A Dirty Business?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea78fcd e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ea78fcd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b1517d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8b1517d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We\u2019ve all lived through more than our share of political horror stories when political tactics worked against us. These tactics can include:<\/p><ul><li><h4><em>Hidden agendas<\/em><\/h4><\/li><li><h4>Deceit<\/h4><\/li><li><h4><a href=\"https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/lip-service-and-your-reputation\/\">Lip Service<\/a><\/h4><\/li><li><h4>Veiled or not-so-veiled\u00a0<strong><em>threats<\/em><\/strong><\/h4><\/li><li><h4>Demeaning\u00a0<strong><em>gossip<\/em><\/strong><\/h4><\/li><li><h4><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.merriam-webster.com\/dictionary\/bootlick\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bootlicking<\/a><\/em><\/h4><\/li><li><h4><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.quora.com\/What-is-patronism\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Patronism<\/a><\/em><\/h4><\/li><li><h4><em>Bullying<\/em><\/h4><\/li><li><h4>Taking credit for others\u2019 ideas<\/h4><\/li><li><h4>Sabotage<\/h4><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8373710 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8373710\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"566\" src=\"https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/workplace-conflict-1024x724.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-16235\" alt=\"workplace politics\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/workplace-conflict-1024x724.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/workplace-conflict-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/workplace-conflict-150x106.jpg 150w, https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/workplace-conflict-768x543.jpg 768w, https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/workplace-conflict.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3bfb0b3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3bfb0b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Who wants to play\u00a0<em>that<\/em>\u00a0game?\u00a0 People with a strong enough desire to get ahead will resort to these tactics and more.\u00a0Examples of bad political behavior are so prevalent that we begin to assume that success requires a low road, win\/lose approach.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e3fec72 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e3fec72\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2460642 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2460642\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46f9990 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"46f9990\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Political High Road<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e9637e5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e9637e5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8812785 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8812785\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/high_road.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-7077\" alt=\"High Road Exit\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/high_road.jpg 320w, https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/high_road-150x105.jpg 150w, https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/high_road-300x211.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4455c51 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4455c51\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae60a20 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ae60a20\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Win-Lose scenarios are seldom sustainable. If you consider the tactics listed above, there\u2019s at least one effective political tactic that doesn\u2019t need to be\u00a0<em>dirty<\/em>.\u00a0 It\u2019s a servant-like behavior that all too often gets a bad name.\u00a0 I refer to \u201c<strong><em>bootlicking<\/em><\/strong>\u201c.\u00a0 \u00a0Some might call it\u00a0<strong><em>brown nosing<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0and we know even more graphic, negative terms.\u00a0 Bad names. Who would give such bad names to potentially noble actions? Perhaps those who would prefer to take the low road.\u00a0Allow me to direct you to The High Road. It\u2019s all about\u00a0<em>strategically serving<\/em>.\u00a0 What if we gave this tactic\u00a0<em>more positive labels<\/em>\u00a0that accentuate its win-win essence? \u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1cefa36 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1cefa36\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e19111 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2e19111\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Increasing Your Political Savvy\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd6aadf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dd6aadf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>People prefer to do business with people they\u00a0<strong><em>know<\/em><\/strong>,\u00a0<strong><em>like<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong><em>trust<\/em><\/strong>.\u00a0 As you seek to gain influence in your political system, ask yourself:<\/p><ul><li>Who are the key people that I need to influence?<\/li><li>How well do these folks really\u00a0<strong><em>know<\/em><\/strong>,\u00a0<strong><em>like<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong><em>trust<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0me?<\/li><li><strong>What can I do to improve their familiarity, knowledge and trust with me?<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e0e053 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6e0e053\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a6312e2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a6312e2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-724470c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"724470c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Becoming A Master Influencer\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db9b59f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"db9b59f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If you can put aside all of the bad names connected to serving others within an organization, you might give yourself a chance to become more trustworthy and thereby more powerful. To help you further, here\u2019s one of\u00a0my favorite quotes from the late motivational speaker and sales trainer,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/tribute_to_zig_ziglar\/\">Zig Ziglar<\/a>.\u00a0 It enables you to put a strategic spin on\u00a0<em>The Golden Rule\u00a0<\/em>to improve your key relationships.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b45e8dc e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b45e8dc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf73ad5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bf73ad5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"236\" height=\"248\" src=\"https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/AU.htm1_.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-1848\" alt=\"Zig Ziglar\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0bacfec elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0bacfec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u201cYou can have everything in life you want if you\u2019ll just help enough other people to get what they want!\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f9bcf54 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f9bcf54\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ffabe19 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ffabe19\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>How simple is that?\u00a0 As you seek to improve your ability to\u00a0<em>influence without authority<\/em>, how would you benefit by putting Zig\u2019s advice into practice?<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b587176 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b587176\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-326ff95 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"326ff95\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Power vs. Authority\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fee8cd5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fee8cd5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>I believe that a leader\u2019s authority is too often overrated and over used.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0If you apply these meanings of the words\u00a0<a title=\"Power (social and political)\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Power_(social_and_political)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">power<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a title=\"Authority\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Authority\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">authority,<\/a>.<sup id=\"cite_ref-academia.edu_1-0\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Workplace_politics#cite_note-academia.edu-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">[1]<\/a><\/sup>you\u2019ll realize that habitually providing a high level of service to others is an effective way to build your personal power.\u00a0 As you build your reputation as a\u00a0<strong><em>go-to<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0person, what happens to your ability to lead and influence?\u00a0 Conversely, if you routinely pull rank to induce action, what does that do for the level of engagement?<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53402b2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"53402b2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8393407 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8393407\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">7 Questions to Examine Your Savvy with Workplace Politics\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df823c3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"df823c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Answer these questions to determine your current ability to improve your Political Skills<\/h5><ol><li>Who are the key influencers in our political system?<\/li><li>How well do they know me?<\/li><li>How clear am I about their real\u00a0<em>wants<\/em>?<\/li><li>Have I ever inquired directly and demonstrated true empathy?<\/li><li>What is my level of commitment to genuinely helping?<\/li><li>When is the last time I asked:\u00a0<em>How I could help?<\/em><\/li><li>To what extent are my key relationships aware of my commitment to helping them get the things they want?<\/li><\/ol><p>\u00a0 What would happen if you let go of the bad names attached to<strong><em>\u00a0strategically serving<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0and worked at actually doing it better?<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b2d71d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0b2d71d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Worth Repeating\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cfc30a3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cfc30a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>\u201cYou can have everything in life you want if you\u2019ll just help enough other people to get what they want!\u201d<\/em><\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d7980c2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"d7980c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-88a3bdd e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"88a3bdd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element 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