I was talking with my son last week and reviewing some of his accomplishments in his freshman year of college. I could see some things that were invisible to him, because it’s always easier to stand on the outside and make observations. He is learning so much. To him it sometimes feels like he is […]
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If you are like me, you find that certain questions raise anxiety. I call these Core Questions. They raise issues that are at the core of my life. When they come up, I think to myself, ‘Oh no. If I question this and come up with something, it means that I might have to make
Every 3 months or so I and my wife, the lovely and incomparable Laura Baron, go on a special trip together, just the two of us. The purpose is to reconnect away from all the daily distractions and day-to-day responsibilities. This last week we went to Old Town Alexandria, where we had a chance Saturday
What makes your heart jump? Where do you turn for a jolt of fun? Consider it’s more than a lark. It’s a clue to your passion. And passion is truly what makes the world go ’round! In one of my first large-scale change initiatives at the World Bank, we quickly realized that passion would make
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Nothing is certain, though we like to pretend it is so. There are some things we count on: the sun coming up tomorrow, our loved ones support, our own abilities. Yet, even these can sometimes feel in flux and when they do, it rocks our world. So, where do we turn for support? You never
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Mindful meditation and the practice of mindfulness: bringing the attention back over and over to the same thought, image or sensation as a way of practicing one-pointed attentiveness. Through rigorous research, the benefits of mindfulness are significant on multiple fronts. From physical and mental pain management to resilience, which is our ability to bounce back
When I was in college, I had a saying, “When love talks, write it down.” I have long believed that love is the center and source of the universe, so this was my shorthand for documenting insights when they struck. Why? Because I found that inspiration struck often enough that I could use it to
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I did a presentation for the Landscape Architecture Foundation (http://lafoundation.org/) on Friday morning. Think of landscape architecture as any human designed aspect of our environment, from parks that are designed to stimulate children and create community to water flow around constructions engineered for optimized ecological impact. There is so much that landscape architects contribute to
Being a part of my Visionary CEO Community is a team of thinkers all aspiring towards growth and success. As the leader of the community, I facilitate thinktank-like environments designed to push the CEOs forward to greater heights—personally, professionally, organizationally, whatever they need to excel. As the process begins, I ask the CEOs to arrive
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Saturday I arrived in Austin, Texas, to speak at the Council of Engineering and Scientific Society Executives annual CEO meeting this very Monday morning. I am very glad to be at this gathering. I admire the CEOs of the scientific and engineering societies so much. I know many of them personally and they are wonderful, dedicated,
