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What To Do When Your Friend’s Father Dies, And Other Life Crises
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by: Lisa Earle McLeod
Janet Reno runs a great funeral. How do I know this? Because Former US Attorney General Reno was a college chum of my father’s cousin. When my father’s cousin’s husband passed away twenty-five years ago, I did what any good Southern girl would do. I made a broccoli and cheese casserole and took it over to the house. I was greeted by a very tall woman wielding a very large wooden spoon barring the kitchen door. She smiled (sort of) and said in a very firm voice, “Don’t bring that dish into this kitchen until you label it with your first and last name and log it into the food book.” I didn’t realize I’d just been barked at by the then Attorney General for the State of Florida, a woman who two years later would become US Attorney General. In addition to managing the kitchen for what turned out to be a huge Southern funeral, Janet, as my family referred to her, also scripted the service and delivered the eulogy. Politics were irrelevant. She showed up on a day when my cousin needed her. I’ve been down the death road many times. I lost my younger brother in childhood, my mother died when I was in my twenties, and both of my husband’s parents have passed. Here’s the thing I’ve learned: funerals matter. When a friend helps you through a funeral, you never forget it. Since it’s unlikely that Janet Reno will be available, here are five things you can do when a friend loses a love one:
Lisa Earle McLeod is a sales leadership consultant. Companies like Apple, Kimberly-Clark and Pfizer hire her to help them create passionate, purpose-driven sales forces. She the author of several books including Selling with Noble Purpose: How to Drive Revenue and Do Work That Makes You Proud, a Wiley publication, released Nov. 15, 2012. She has appeared on The Today Show, and has been featured in Forbes, Fortune and The Wall Street Journal. She provides executive coaching sessions, strategy workshops, and keynote speeches. More info: www.mcleodandmore.com Lisa's Blog -How Smart People Can Get Better At Everything Copyright 2014 Lisa Earle McLeod. All rights
reserved. Contributor: Lisa Earle McLeod Published here on: 11-May-14 Classification: Development Website: www.mcleodandmore.com
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