Erin, thanks for the reminder and the encouraging post.  I think sometimes at least for me, it's easy to forget that a shared vision is the beginning of the process.  We don't have to share every detail of the vision, but we must find common ground or all the positivity in the world will just seem like an exercise.  It's great that you included that at the top.  I agree it starts with a shared vision.

Thanks for the great post! Mike...