Greetings to all you Prepared Minds from Bill and Jeanie: This is the fifth of eight blogs that we will post to give more insights into the skills needed to prepare for your future. Comments are appreciated. BE PREPARED TO DECIDE: Why do you get paid?

We started the world tour back in February, and have done everything we can to tell you about The Prepared Mind of a Leader. We gave away books then and gave away more books yesterday on inBubbleWrap. Today, we are giving you one last chance to get in on this.

I want to introduce you to a book today. It is called The Prepared Mind of a Leader and it is written by Bill Welter and Jean Egmon. We at 800ceeoread like this book alot and will be doing a numbers of things to feature it over the next four months.

So much to think about, so little time. Of all the Prepared Mind skills people tell us they want to do but don't have time for, of all the Prepared Mind skills Prepared Mind leaders tell us they make time for, Reflecting rises to the top of the list. I think the "no time" reason is overrated and is perhaps a proxy for something else.

When Bill and I first conceived of the Prepared Mind skills, we called this skill teaching. Feedback from executives steered us away from using the word "teaching," telling us it sounded too didactic, too one-way in helping others advance and develop their own Prepared Minds. So, we developed our thinking and observations along the lines of "enabling" others.