"But to be leader, you have to first be able to lead your own life and be rooster of your actions. You can be like rooster leading hens, only they will be people. Most of us in life are followers, like hens and some stay hidden in their own chicken coops, like you did." "That doesn’t mean that rooster in us is bad or nasty, like one you just experienced, that’s just way some people naturally are, at least in their own minds. But did you notice respect and way he quieted down when I came in? He saw me in his perception as a bigger, stronger and probably smarter rooster than he is. Which I am and so are you. But you didn’t think or believe it strong enough for him to perceive it. Next time before you walk in, believe that that rooster is just a tiny, sweet chirping chick, and those hens are laying beautiful golden eggs, that we can have for breakfast."

Then he did smartest move and took me back to chicken coop, walked away and said "now go in and pick those golden eggs for breakfast." Strange, even while I was still scared I boldly walked into chicken coop, ignored rooster and picked up our golden eggs for breakfast.

As we ate breakfast, he chuckled "don’t you ever forget," as he whimsically smiled at my grandmother, "that you will always meet roosters and hens in your life. But it’s rooster in you and all of us that separates you from he and she hens! And will keep you “From Chicken Coop”™.

Copyright © 2004 Ted Borgeas, All Rights Reserved Ted Borgeas, Author, 35 years Self-Coaching Yourself. Helps people get insight on Life’s Challenges. E-mail: for free 30 minute introductory phone coaching session. E-zine: SELF-COACHING YOUR INTELLIGENCES. E-mail: ted@atborgeas.com website: www.atborgeas.com Phone: 619-235-9393, PO Box, 3022, La Jolla, CA 92038-3022

In order to become empowered with confidence it is a matter of sharing responsibilities and delegation. Since you must take equal risks that your partner then it behooves each of share all experiences. This includes trauma and rewards.

7. A desk is a dangerous place from which to watch world" John LeCarre

“Basic research is when I’m doing what I don’t know I’m doing.” Wernher Von Braun, German Scientist, in The Faber Book of Aphorisms, 1964

Don't get stuck behind desk or you'll lose total contact with your partner's world.

8. I have a dream" Martin Luther King

“ A creative person needs a certain amount of insecurity to maintain that fine edge. You don’t have any control over it.” Walter Egan, American rock musician.

Are you in sync with dreams, visions, innovations, creativity, expectations, perceptions, strategies and a host of other thoughts of your partner?

9. No organization functions in a vacuum" Leonnd Goodstein

“ It is explained that all relationships require a little give and take. This is untrue. Any partnership demands that we give and give and give and at last, as we flop into our grave exhausted, we are told that we didn’t give enough.” Quinten Crsip, Bristish writer, How To Become a Virgin 1981.

In a world of desensitization and dehumanizing of human contact you better have direct contact and understanding in person with your partner. The competition is vicious and evasive enough without creating feeling of isolation with in partner

10. Timing has a lot to do with outcome of a rain dance" unknown

“ Time is a circus always packing up and moving away.” Ben Hecht, American screenwriter.

We have heard comment location, location, location. There's also concept of timing and timing. This is critical in a global transitional exploding world of change. Change is so dramatic and quick that strategic partnerships must be in total command and responsive mode at a moment's notice.

If this criteria frightens you this is first positive step towards successful partnerships with yourself.

"Most of us live in a cage and if we are lucky we can reach out beyond bars and touch somebody" Marcus Aurelius

How did this stimulate a business? Continuous division and multiplication of meanings stimulates innovation. How? Instead of sticking to one definition given to a word you allow expansion in your thinking and stimulate entrepreneurial creativity within you.

One company grew and divided rapidly used this technique which allowed each separate division to become ultimately independent. To set it’s own business format instead of one prescribed formula, used by parent company. After all one formula for success does not fit everything.

A second concept of smallness was to allow room for rapid advancement and managerial growth, further stimulating enterprise.

A third concept was keep departments small and sharpened to one direction and activity or product. This allowed for closer relationships with management, workers and customers, instead of a massive over burdened corporation.

Then finally a fourth premise was distribution of authority. Instead of having to go to a hierarchy as in some corporations it is was only confined to this separate company. This avoided inter-company factions and competition since it was a separate entity free to compete in an open market, thus no inter-departmental or division rivalry or even envy. The interesting point is when this separate company expanded then a new cell company was formed from main component, thus continuous process of cell division.

Ted Borgeas, Author, 35 years Self-Coaching Yourself. Helps people get insight on Career & Life's Transitions. E-zine: SELF-COACHING YOUR INTELLIGENCES. E-mail:ted@atborgeas.com website: www.atborgeas.com Phone: 619-235-9393, PO Box, 3022, La Jolla, CA 92038-3022,