While observances and timing vary considerably based on different crops, climates, religions, and histories, the common thread is that we should set aside time to thank a higher power or nature for providing us with another year of sustenance.

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The higher we are fortunate to climb in our careers, the more critical it becomes to set aside time for thinking about the key challenges and opportunities facing the organizations we are privileged to lead, as well as the ways in which we can personally improve as leaders.

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"When the economy is doing well, we tell people it's time to set aside some money for something they may not have thought about, " explains William Rowe, a polished former funeral home owner who joined Stewart in 1987 and is now chief operating officer.

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There is a concerted effort for Administration officials (myself included) to set aside time to meet with citizens and community leaders whenever we are travelling around the country.

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We remain a young nation, but in the words of Scripture, the time has come to set aside childish things.

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