{"id":9831,"date":"2015-12-01T08:30:06","date_gmt":"2015-12-01T14:30:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/scary-silk.flywheelsites.com\/?p=9831"},"modified":"2015-12-01T08:30:06","modified_gmt":"2015-12-01T14:30:06","slug":"good-leaders-what-are-you-celebrating-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/goodleadership.com\/good-leaders-what-are-you-celebrating-today\/","title":{"rendered":"Good Leaders: How are you celebrating today?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[fusion_builder_container hundred_percent=&#8221;yes&#8221; overflow=&#8221;visible&#8221;][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type=&#8221;1_1&#8243; background_position=&#8221;left top&#8221; background_color=&#8221;&#8221; border_size=&#8221;&#8221; border_color=&#8221;&#8221; border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221; spacing=&#8221;yes&#8221; background_image=&#8221;&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;no-repeat&#8221; padding=&#8221;&#8221; margin_top=&#8221;0px&#8221; margin_bottom=&#8221;0px&#8221; class=&#8221;&#8221; id=&#8221;&#8221; animation_type=&#8221;&#8221; animation_speed=&#8221;0.3&#8243; animation_direction=&#8221;left&#8221; hide_on_mobile=&#8221;no&#8221; center_content=&#8221;no&#8221; min_height=&#8221;none&#8221;]<figure id=\"attachment_9857\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9857\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-9857\" src=\"https:\/\/goodleadership.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/IMG_3344-1-300x293.jpg\" alt=\"On Black Friday, we hosted a winter tailgating party to celebrate the lighting of this 52 foot tall pine tree in our front yard. 6000 lights of joy!\" width=\"300\" height=\"293\" srcset=\"https:\/\/goodleadership.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/IMG_3344-1-300x293.jpg 300w, https:\/\/goodleadership.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/IMG_3344-1-1024x1001.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/goodleadership.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/IMG_3344-1-768x750.jpg 768w, https:\/\/goodleadership.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/IMG_3344-1-1536x1501.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/goodleadership.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/IMG_3344-1-2048x2001.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/goodleadership.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/IMG_3344-1-610x596.jpg 610w, https:\/\/goodleadership.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/IMG_3344-1-600x586.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9857\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">On Black Friday, we hosted a winter tailgating party to celebrate the lighting of this 52 foot-tall pine tree in our front yard. 6,000 lights of joy!<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n<p>While most of America was wrestling\u00a0for Black Friday deals, the Batz family was hosting a winter tailgating-party in Minnesota. Yep&#8230;we decided to party during the wintry, sunset hours in our front yard to celebrate a good\u00a0life. Here&#8217;s why:<\/p>\n<p>Justin Hanratty, CEO of Hanratty &amp; Associates, taught me a wonderful lesson about goal setting and celebrating. In May of this year, he explained to the Good Leadership Breakfast audience his goal-setting philosophy: &#8220;<em>I like to tie my business goals to something really personal in my life,&#8221; <\/em>he explained. Each year, he sets a lofty business goal&#8230;and when he accomplishes that goal, he adds a special accessory to his side-by-side ATV. <em>&#8220;Even though I can afford to purchase any of the accessories I want, it means something much more to wait until I accomplish the goal.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Big goals, big reward<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>[\/fusion_builder_column][fusion_builder_column type=&#8221;1_1&#8243; background_position=&#8221;left top&#8221; background_color=&#8221;&#8221; border_size=&#8221;&#8221; border_color=&#8221;&#8221; border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221; spacing=&#8221;yes&#8221; background_image=&#8221;&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;no-repeat&#8221; padding=&#8221;&#8221; margin_top=&#8221;0px&#8221; margin_bottom=&#8221;0px&#8221; class=&#8221;&#8221; id=&#8221;&#8221; animation_type=&#8221;&#8221; animation_speed=&#8221;0.3&#8243; animation_direction=&#8221;left&#8221; hide_on_mobile=&#8221;no&#8221; center_content=&#8221;no&#8221; min_height=&#8221;none&#8221;]<figure id=\"attachment_9859\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9859\" style=\"width: 225px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-9859\" src=\"https:\/\/archivegl.unlabbeta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/IMG_3316-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"My 25 year old son, Ben Batz, wove the lights into the tree from a 50 foot bucket lift. John Martin and his sone Jake engineered the light configuration.\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9859\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">My 25 year-old son, Ben Batz, wove the lights into the tree from a 50 foot bucket lift. John Martin and his son, Jake, engineered the light configuration.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n<p>Immediately when Justin explained his philosophy, I knew what goal I would set and how I would celebrate.<\/p>\n<p>On the northeast corner of our front yard in Bloomington, Minnesota, sits a 52 foot-tall pine tree. Fifteen years ago, my son Ben asked me: <em>&#8220;Do you think we can light that big tree someday for Christmas?&#8221; <\/em>Ever since I&#8217;ve dreamed about lighting our tree. And this year we did it!<\/p>\n<p>With the help of industrious friends, we designed the pattern, created a plan, and rented a 50 foot bucket lift. Then on a sunny Saturday afternoon in November, we meticulously wove more than 6,000 lights into the tree.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What are we celebrating?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>[\/fusion_builder_column][fusion_builder_column type=&#8221;1_1&#8243; background_position=&#8221;left top&#8221; background_color=&#8221;&#8221; border_size=&#8221;&#8221; border_color=&#8221;&#8221; border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221; spacing=&#8221;yes&#8221; background_image=&#8221;&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;no-repeat&#8221; padding=&#8221;&#8221; margin_top=&#8221;0px&#8221; margin_bottom=&#8221;0px&#8221; class=&#8221;&#8221; id=&#8221;&#8221; animation_type=&#8221;&#8221; animation_speed=&#8221;0.3&#8243; animation_direction=&#8221;left&#8221; hide_on_mobile=&#8221;no&#8221; center_content=&#8221;no&#8221; min_height=&#8221;none&#8221;]<figure id=\"attachment_9858\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9858\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-9858\" src=\"https:\/\/goodleadership.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Tree.GarageParty-1-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"100 people joined the party for dinner and libations in anticipation of the tree lighting.\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/goodleadership.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Tree.GarageParty-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/goodleadership.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Tree.GarageParty-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/goodleadership.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Tree.GarageParty-1-610x458.jpg 610w, https:\/\/goodleadership.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Tree.GarageParty-1-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/goodleadership.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Tree.GarageParty-1.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9858\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">100 people joined the party for dinner and libations in anticipation of the tree lighting.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n<p>Owning a business is an honor and a privilege: earning and preserving the trust of bankers, employees, vendors and clients is amazing work. It&#8217;s difficult, satisfying and rewarding all at the same time.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this year, there was a special moment when I realized that we passed the &#8220;surviving&#8221; stage into &#8220;thriving&#8221;&#8230;and I knew it was time to light the tree.<\/p>\n<p>[\/fusion_builder_column][fusion_builder_column type=&#8221;1_1&#8243; background_position=&#8221;left top&#8221; background_color=&#8221;&#8221; border_size=&#8221;&#8221; border_color=&#8221;&#8221; border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221; spacing=&#8221;yes&#8221; background_image=&#8221;&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;no-repeat&#8221; padding=&#8221;&#8221; margin_top=&#8221;0px&#8221; margin_bottom=&#8221;0px&#8221; class=&#8221;&#8221; id=&#8221;&#8221; animation_type=&#8221;&#8221; animation_speed=&#8221;0.3&#8243; animation_direction=&#8221;left&#8221; hide_on_mobile=&#8221;no&#8221; center_content=&#8221;no&#8221; min_height=&#8221;none&#8221;]<figure id=\"attachment_9860\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9860\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-9860\" src=\"https:\/\/goodleadership.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/TreelightingCrew-1-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"The crew was all smiles in the waning hours of sunlight before the big celebration moment.\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/goodleadership.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/TreelightingCrew-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/goodleadership.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/TreelightingCrew-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/goodleadership.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/TreelightingCrew-1-610x458.jpg 610w, https:\/\/goodleadership.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/TreelightingCrew-1-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/goodleadership.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/TreelightingCrew-1.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9860\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The crew was all smiles in the waning hours of sunlight before the big celebration moment.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n<p>So, we threw a tailgating party in our front yard for about a hundred people who encouraged us along the way. There was plenty of brisket and brats with all the fixins &#8211; and lots of liquid good cheer. My choice was Grain Belt.<\/p>\n<p>At precisely 5:30 pm, we counted down: 10 &#8211; 9 &#8211; 8&#8230; 3 &#8211; 2 &#8211; 1 and fifteen years of pent up celebration ignited 6,000 lights of joy.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The deep thought<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>One of my favorite Christmas movies is <a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0076067\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Gathering<\/a> &#8211; filmed in 1977, starring Edward Asner and Maureen Stapleton. It&#8217;s a story of family reconciliation after Ed Asner learns he will soon die of cancer. The closing scene involves the full family united again &#8211; celebrating with a huge box of illegal fireworks.<\/p>\n<p>[\/fusion_builder_column][fusion_builder_column type=&#8221;1_1&#8243; background_position=&#8221;left top&#8221; background_color=&#8221;&#8221; border_size=&#8221;&#8221; border_color=&#8221;&#8221; border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221; spacing=&#8221;yes&#8221; background_image=&#8221;&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;no-repeat&#8221; padding=&#8221;&#8221; margin_top=&#8221;0px&#8221; margin_bottom=&#8221;0px&#8221; class=&#8221;&#8221; id=&#8221;&#8221; animation_type=&#8221;&#8221; animation_speed=&#8221;0.3&#8243; animation_direction=&#8221;left&#8221; hide_on_mobile=&#8221;no&#8221; center_content=&#8221;no&#8221; min_height=&#8221;none&#8221;]<figure id=\"attachment_9861\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9861\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-9861\" src=\"https:\/\/goodleadership.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/thegatheringax064-7661-9jpg-90c90110285d4d5e-1-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"I highly recommend this holiday movie: The Gathering. It inspired me to throw a huge party.\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/goodleadership.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/thegatheringax064-7661-9jpg-90c90110285d4d5e-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/goodleadership.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/thegatheringax064-7661-9jpg-90c90110285d4d5e-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/goodleadership.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/thegatheringax064-7661-9jpg-90c90110285d4d5e-1-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/goodleadership.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/thegatheringax064-7661-9jpg-90c90110285d4d5e-1-610x610.jpg 610w, https:\/\/goodleadership.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/thegatheringax064-7661-9jpg-90c90110285d4d5e-1-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/goodleadership.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/thegatheringax064-7661-9jpg-90c90110285d4d5e-1-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/goodleadership.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/thegatheringax064-7661-9jpg-90c90110285d4d5e-1.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9861\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I highly recommend the\u00a0holiday movie, The Gathering. It inspired me to throw a huge party.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n<p>I remember seeing that scene and thinking: why do people wait until &#8220;the end&#8221; to party like that? We didn&#8217;t wait.<\/p>\n<p>Good leaders thrive because they understand the value of commemorating milestones in their lives. And they gather people they love to\u00a0celebrate in extraordinary ways.<\/p>\n<p>[\/fusion_builder_column][fusion_builder_column type=&#8221;1_1&#8243; background_position=&#8221;left top&#8221; background_color=&#8221;&#8221; border_size=&#8221;&#8221; border_color=&#8221;&#8221; border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221; spacing=&#8221;yes&#8221; background_image=&#8221;&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;no-repeat&#8221; padding=&#8221;&#8221; margin_top=&#8221;0px&#8221; margin_bottom=&#8221;0px&#8221; class=&#8221;&#8221; id=&#8221;&#8221; animation_type=&#8221;&#8221; animation_speed=&#8221;0.3&#8243; animation_direction=&#8221;left&#8221; hide_on_mobile=&#8221;no&#8221; center_content=&#8221;no&#8221; min_height=&#8221;none&#8221;]<figure id=\"attachment_9918\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9918\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-9918 \" src=\"https:\/\/goodleadership.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/John-Gamades-family-Batz-tree-lighting-1.jpg\" alt=\"Good Leadership Blog - Batz Family Tree Lighting\" width=\"300\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/goodleadership.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/John-Gamades-family-Batz-tree-lighting-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/goodleadership.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/John-Gamades-family-Batz-tree-lighting-1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/goodleadership.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/John-Gamades-family-Batz-tree-lighting-1-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/goodleadership.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/John-Gamades-family-Batz-tree-lighting-1-610x814.jpg 610w, https:\/\/goodleadership.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/John-Gamades-family-Batz-tree-lighting-1-600x800.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9918\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">John, from OrangeBall Creative, celebrated with us. His family is Cristina, Reagan (front-right) and Riley (front-left).<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n<p>Please share with me:\u00a0How are you celebrating your good life?[\/fusion_builder_column][\/fusion_builder_row][\/fusion_builder_container]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[fusion_builder_container hundred_percent=&#8221;yes&#8221; overflow=&#8221;visible&#8221;][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type=&#8221;1_1&#8243; background_position=&#8221;left top&#8221; background_color=&#8221;&#8221; border_size=&#8221;&#8221; border_color=&#8221;&#8221; border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221; spacing=&#8221;yes&#8221; background_image=&#8221;&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;no-repeat&#8221; padding=&#8221;&#8221; margin_top=&#8221;0px&#8221; margin_bottom=&#8221;0px&#8221; class=&#8221;&#8221; id=&#8221;&#8221; animation_type=&#8221;&#8221; animation_speed=&#8221;0.3&#8243; animation_direction=&#8221;left&#8221; hide_on_mobile=&#8221;no&#8221; center_content=&#8221;no&#8221; min_height=&#8221;none&#8221;] While most of America was wrestling\u00a0for Black Friday deals, the Batz family was hosting a winter tailgating-party in Minnesota. 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