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It is still unbelievable.
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The calm peace of a beautiful
September morning
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was broken by a plane that slammed
into a tall New York landmark –
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a twin that for so long kept watch over
the City that Never Sleeps.
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We didn’t know what happened at first.
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Maybe a small plane got off course.
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Maybe the pilot immediately got sick.
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Maybe the controls jammed or the
internal computers went haywire.
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But while we were still wondering,
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another plane hit the other twin.
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Our eyes were immediately opened.
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We were under attack.
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We will always remember the
images from that day.
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People emerging from clouds
of dust covered in white soot.
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Others running down the street
bloodied and in tears.
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Some limped to safety
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while others sat on the street
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trying to grasp the magnitude of this
unspeakable tragedy.
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We will always remember the pain
that we felt.
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We will always remember the awe-
shocking horror
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that transfixed us in the infancy of
this crisis;
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a trauma that continues to haunt us
today.
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Yet, out of all of these unforgettable
images,
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one thing stands out in my mind:
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The incredible selfless courage
of First Responders
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who rushed into the Twin Towers even
as they combusted with the power of jet
fuel.
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The responders risked and sacrificed
their lives in order to save the lives of
others.
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Their noble acts commanded
the admiration of the nation.
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Their actions also inadvertently
taught us
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an oft-forgotten leadership lesson that
we can apply in our everyday lives.
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Great leaders put the needs
of others first.
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Before you plan the next step in
your career path,
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sit down with your employees
and help them plan theirs.
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Before you decide which days to
take off for the next holiday,
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find out which days your team
members would like.
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Before you pick up a hot drink to
start your morning,
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check to see if a team member
would like one too.
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By so doing, people will be
encouraged to follow you.
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And in some small or not so
small way, they will admire
you.
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This may seem like a trite leadership
lesson in comparison to the magnitude
of 9/11.
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Yet, in a real sense we owe it to all
those who died or lost loved ones
that day,
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to be the best leaders that we can be.
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Let us commemorate the anniversary of
this unforgettable moment in American
history
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by pledging to be better leaders today
than we were yesterday.
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