【推荐1】When she was 41 years old, Deanna Mulligan stepped back from the top of her career. Now CEO of Guardian Life Insurance, Ms. Mulligan reflects on that move：

I was 41 then, when it is ________to be the peak of one's career. At the time, taking a ________was considered a really strange thing. People said to me, “You can^’t take time off. You'll never_________on a career path.”

Then I had a relative who________ . It was clear at her funeral that she had made a big ________on lots of people as a preschool teacher. I thought about my________ at the time： Could I be a person like her? I was a senior insurance manager. ________, I didn't gain such career meaning. So for me it was time to break, and I________ that job.

I took two years off. The first year I spent much time with my family. And, I have to say, time with_________. Time to really be alone and think about what I had_________ and what that meant for my future. It was a big reset.

The second year, I was able to________ on what I might like to do next. After many trials, I decided finally my____career in insurance was my real love. I find it to be very ________-it does help people's lives, especially when they are at their_________moments.

So I went to work for Guardian Life Insurance, from an employee in 2008 to CEO in 2011. I didn't________CEO. I just wanted to lead with________. Now I find purpose and meaning in my job every day. Once you find it, you don^’t really________it. So it is OK to take time to ________, as long as you're discovering what's________to your life. Life is not a straight line. And you'll get to the right place _________.

【推荐3】It was pouring outside. We all stood there ______, some patiently; others angrily

“Mom, let’s run through the rain,” a girl’s voice ______ me.

“No, honey. We’ll wait until it ______ down a bit,” Mom replied.

The young girl waited about another minute and ______: “Mom, let’s run through the rain.”

“We’ll get wet if we do,” Mom said.

“No, we won’t, Mom. That’s not what you said this morning,” the young girl said as she ______ her Mom’s arm.

“This morning? ______ did I say we could run through the rain and not get wet?”

“Don’t you remember? When you were talking to Daddy about his cancer (癌症), you said, ‘If God can get us through this, he can get us through ______.’”

The entire crowd turned ______. Mom paused and thought for a moment about ____ she would say. Now some would laugh it off and scold her for being silly.

____ then, we heard, “Honey, you are ______. Let’s run through the rain. If we get wet, maybe we just need washing,” Mom said. Then ______ they ran.

We all stood ______, smiling and laughing as they ran past the cars. Yes, they got wet. But they were ______ by a few who screamed and laughed like children all the ____ to their cars. Conditions or people can take away your material possessions (物质财富), and they can even take away your ______. But no one can take away your valuable ______. So, don’t forget to make time and take the ______ to make memories (记忆) every day! I hope you still take the time to run through the rain.

【推荐3】About twenty years ago, Jan Carlzon had just been named the CEO of Scandinavian Airlines. His company was in trouble. They had just been _________ by a consumer poll(民意测验)as the _________ airline company in the world. Last in _________, last in dependability(可靠性), and last in profits as a percentage of sales. Yet, one year later, in the same poll, they were ranked number one in all three _________. What happened?

Carlzon had decided to _________ what he thought was the most _________ issue—serving the customer. He wanted to keep it simple: Identify every contact between the _________ and the employees, and treat that contact as “a moment of truth”.

He set out to let his people know the importance of that _________—the captain, the ticket agent, the baggage handler, the flight attendant. “Every moment, every contact,” he said, “ must be as pleasant, and as _________ as possible.” He figured that he had about ten million customers each year, and ______________ each customer made contact with five of his people for ______________ fifteen seconds each time. ______________, in his mind, these fifty million contacts, fifteen seconds at a time, would ______________ the fate of his company.

He set out to ______________ his vision(愿景)with his twenty thousand employees. He knew the key was to empower(授权)the front line. Let them make the decision and take ______________, because they were employees of Scandinavian Airlines during those fifteen seconds. He then had twenty thousand people who were inspired and ______________ to go because they paid special attention to one important thing—making every moment ______________.

From the story we can see that a leader’s job is to ______________ the future and see the organization, not as it is, ______________ as it should be. Only by fulfilling his ______________ can his men achieve his goal.

【推荐2】I learned a valuable lesson from my 13-year-old son last week. We were hiking in the woods on our very hilly, rocky farm. He stopped near a cliff (悬崖) and started______some rather large stones towards the edge, seeing how______he could break them into pieces on a large rock lying at the______ of the cliff. I got tired of______him do this after about 20 minutes and suggest that we______on. He refused and kept on his constant picking,______and throwing stones.

Finally after some time I said, “Do you________that you have been picking up stones for more than half an hour? This is just the__________task as Dad asks you to do every weekend to help__________the fields. But you always do it for no more than two minutes, and then find a( n)___________to quit.” His reply was, “But this is______!”

This hit me like a rock. How many tasks that we are tired of can be__________something fun? I know this sounds like a______because sometimes things are just not fun at all.______with some creative thinking,

I bet there are______ . For example, you can try turning on some pleasant music and then dancing______ the vacuum cleaner (真空吸尘器), or you can write a secret message in the dust on your dresser and erase it when you clean it.

For______, organizing competitions for your employees can create some fun and increase______. If   you______ a business yourself, you can compete just with yourself. Simply set your goals and choose a(n)______ for your completion. The idea is to make achieving goals fun. So, make your work fun and get it done.

I was in my office, when a young man came by. He was obviously very _______ and close to tears. He was an older student and always appeared like a tough guy, _______showing emotion.

He had told me _______ that he was dealing with some difficult_______problems. He was a caregiver for his sister who was ill. This day he came in, sat down and just sobbed(抽泣). I _______while he told me how he had been up all night in the hospital with his sister and that was why he couldn’t take my exam that morning. I told him not to_______it at all. He was clearly in no shape for an exam. I told him to go home and_______ I reassured(使放心) him that I would do everything I could to help him get through the class.

I just sat there while he sobbed. “I think she might die,” he gasped(喘着气说). “What am I going to do?” It was clear to me that he had never _______ this fear out loud to anyone. I just sat there, fully focused on him and his_______, and tried to offer some soft words of ________

After quite some time, he________himself. I reassured him again that it didn’t matter to me when he took his exam and that I would help him through. Then he left.

Afterwards, I felt like his ________was a blessing(为人带来幸福的事). Being able to help him while I was in pain myself was the most valuable gift.

Life never gives more than we can handle.