{"id":14536,"date":"2023-08-05T12:02:29","date_gmt":"2023-08-05T17:02:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/?p=14536"},"modified":"2023-10-19T17:39:13","modified_gmt":"2023-10-19T22:39:13","slug":"what-i-did-on-my-summer-vacation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/what-i-did-on-my-summer-vacation\/","title":{"rendered":"What I Did on My Summer Vacation"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"bsf_rt_marker\"><\/div>\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"14536\" class=\"elementor elementor-14536\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0253d7a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0253d7a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-262fc35 elementor-widget elementor-widget-template\" data-id=\"262fc35\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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\/>\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-f7bb362 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f7bb362\" 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-909094f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"909094f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e60932 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7e60932\" 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 don&#8217;t usually write posts that are overly personal or promotional.\u00a0 But this seemed like an appropriate time to bend my own rules.\u00a0\u00a0<\/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-f038c67 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f038c67\" 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\">A Once-in-a-Lifetime Way to Beat the Summer Heat<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-98abf2b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"98abf2b\" 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>Last month, I seized the opportunity to explore<em> the world down under<\/em>.\u00a0<\/p><p>My wife and I joined a group to tour New Zealand and Australia for two weeks.\u00a0 Since it&#8217;s winter in southern New Zealand, I took the opportunity to go skiing. And I couldn&#8217;t resist this promotional photo opp. In case you&#8217;re wondering, I did not spend any time hanging out under the Coaching Banner.\u00a0 But I did engage a <em>ski instructor<\/em> to help me with the photo opp.\u00a0 In the US, we take <strong>ski lessons<\/strong> from Ski Instructions.\u00a0 In New Zealand, they call it Private Coaching.\u00a0<\/p><p>Our trip created fantastic memories while experiencing three different climates in two different countries. We toured three distinctly different rainforests with spectacular scenery and unique plants and animals.\u00a0 Our three stops: Queenstown, NZ, Sydney AU, and Cairnes, AU.\u00a0<\/p><p>I&#8217;ve returned, refreshed, more worldly, and ready to get back to resume my version of PRIVATE COACHING with the inspiring group of successful leaders that are part of\u00a0 my coaching client base.\u00a0 \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-c19d8b4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c19d8b4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-99edf27 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"99edf27\" 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=\"768\" 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Else<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35579cf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"35579cf\" 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 suppose a report about what I did should include more than snowy mountains.\u00a0 So here&#8217;s some other notable scenary.\u00a0 Click to enhance and learn the locations.\u00a0<\/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-15ead7f elementor-widget elementor-widget-gallery\" data-id=\"15ead7f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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