THE CORNERSTONE EAGLE

December 2016 Christmas Edition

MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Cornerstone International Group’s MISSION is to be the best executive recruiting group worldwide, but

our VISION is to be a true mentor and coach, one-on-one, with our clients, candidates and partners

locally.

We believe the way to do it is to promote our 3C VALUES of Community, Credibility, and Continuity. We

succeed when our partners have achieved Healthier Businesses and Lives. The Cornerstone Eagle is not a

sales letter to promote activities of our 70 offices globally, but a 3C tool to inspire you to maximize your

personal and professional potential to be a Better Leader and a Better Person both at home and at

business.

We shall be your Faithful Companion / Coach / Mentor

on your life and career journey, supporting you to

discover yourself and offering good advice regarding

the SIX important aspects of your professional Life:

Identity, Money, Career Options, Health, Relationships

and Your Future (spiritual and your legacy reminders).

Christmas trees have already sprung up in homes and

shops, and in festive street decorations. The sweet sound of Christmas Bells is getting louder as we are

closing in on Christmas, three weeks or less away. Christmas brings the universal message of Love.

What does Love mean to you?

We pray that these powerful wings of the Eagle shall continue to enable you to soar to new heights.

Best Wishes,

Simon Wan

Chief Executive

Cornerstone International Group

Phone No.: +86 21 6474 7064 |: simon-wan@cornerstone-group.com

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CHRISTMAS IS FOR LOVE

Source Unknown

Christmas is for love. It is for joy, for giving and

sharing, for laughter, for reuniting with family

and friends, for tinsel and brightly decorated

packages. But mostly, Christmas is for love. I had

not believed this until a student with wide

innocent eyes and soft rosy cheeks gave me a

wondrous gift one Christmas.

Mark was an 11-year-old orphan who lived

with his aunt, a bitter middle-aged woman

greatly annoyed with the burden of caring for

her dead sister's son. She never failed to remind

young Mark, if it hadn't been for her generosity, he would be homeless & hungry. Still, with all the scolding

and chilliness at home, he was a sweet and gentle child.

I had not noticed Mark particularly until he began staying after class each day (at the risk of arousing his

aunt's anger, I later found) to help me straighten up the room. We did this quietly and comfortably, not

speaking much, but enjoying the solitude of that hour of the day. When we did talk, Mark spoke mostly of

his mother. Though he was quite small when she died, he remembered a kind, gentle, loving woman,

who always spent much time with him.

As Christmas drew near however, Mark failed to stay after school each day. I looked forward to his coming,

and when the days passed and he continued to hurrily leave the room after class, I stopped him one

afternoon and asked why he no longer helped me in the room. I told him how I had missed him, and his

large gray eyes lit up eagerly as he replied, "Did you really miss me?"

I explained how he had been my best helper. "I was making you a surprise," he whispered confidentially.

"It's for Christmas." With that, he became embarrassed and dashed from the room. He didn't stay after

school any more after that.

Finally came the last school day before Christmas. Mark crept slowly

into the room late that afternoon with his hands concealing

something behind his back. "I have your present," he said timidly

when I looked up. "I hope you like it." He held out his hands, and

there lying in his small palms was a tiny wooden box.

"Its beautiful, Mark. Is there something in it?" I asked opening the top to look inside.

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"Oh you can't see what's in it," He replied, "and you can't touch it, or taste it or feel it, but mother

always said it makes you feel good all the time, warm on cold nights, and safe when you're all alone."

I gazed into the empty box. "What is it Mark," I asked gently, "that will make me feel so good?" "It's

love," he whispered softly, "and mother always said it's best when you give it away." And he turned and

quietly left the room.

So now I keep a small box crudely made of scraps of wood on the piano in my living room and only smile as

inquiring friends raise quizzical eyebrows when I explain to them that there is love in it.

Yes, Christmas could be for Karaoke, Shopping and Partying, or exchange of wonderful gifts. But mostly,

Christmas is for LOVE.

WHAT IS LOVE?

What is Love? It is simply and powerfully explained in

the Bible in 1 Corinthians 13:4-8.

“Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not

boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is

not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no

record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but

rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts,

always hopes, always perseveres.

Love never fails. But where there are prophecies, they will cease; where there are tongues, they will be

stilled; where there is knowledge, it will pass away”.

We are not here in this Christmas edition of The Eagle to help our readers to

understand what is Love for them, or how to Love. Let us instead use this

opportunity to reflect upon our own life, in the past year, as to how much Love we

have given to others, and the Love we have received, and where we could Love

more. Making our world a more Loving place, starting with our family, our work,

our community, our country, and our world should be our aim.

In life, the more we give, the more we will receive. The one thing we could not give enough or receive

enough of, is Love.

CHRISTMAS LOVE QUOTES:

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“Christmas, my child, is love in action. Every time we love, every time we give, it's Christmas”.

Dale Evans

“Christmas is a tonic for our souls. It moves us to think of others rather than of ourselves. It directs our

thoughts to giving”.

B. C. Forbes

“My brothers and sisters, may the spirit of love which comes at Christmastime fill our homes and our lives

and linger there long after the tree is down and the lights are put away for another year”.

Thomas S. Monson

“Christmas is not as much opening our presents, but opening

our hearts”.

Janice Maeditere

“My idea of Christmas, whether old fashioned or modern, is

very simple: loving others. Come to think of it, why do we

have to wait for Christmas to do that”?

Bob Hope

FROM THE BIBLE:

John 3:16

“For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not

perish but have eternal life”.

Isaiah 9:6

For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given:

and the government shall be upon his shoulder:

and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counselor,

The Mighty God, The Everlasting Father, The Prince

of Peace.

MAY YOUR 2017 BE FILLED WITH LOVE, HAPPINESS AND SUCCESS!

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Our Editor, Nancy Chu at nancy-chu@cornerstone-group.com would love to hear from you if you have

special thoughts to share.

About Cornerstone International Group

Cornerstone International Group takes pride in its 25 years in executive search and as trusted advisors to

CEOs. A global member of the Association of Executive Search and Leadership Consultants (AESC),

Cornerstone is recognized among those having the highest level of quality in the executive search industry.

With 70 offices in key cities around the world, we make a lasting contribution to the success of our clients

locally and internationally. Our work is INTEGRITY based, RESULTS driven and SATISFACTION guaranteed.

Awards received around the world include 'The Most Trusted China Recruitment Firm 2015'; 'China

Recruitment Firm of the Year' & 'Trustworthy HR Unit'.

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