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Apr 13, 2025

Connections

Apr 13, 2025

My work with the Dignity Index keeps me on the road (or in the air) pretty often, and last week found me on a flight to Southern California.

Apr 13, 2025

Apr 7, 2025

Home

Apr 7, 2025

Last week my brother Mark and I, together with our wives Linda and Jeanne, welcomed our sister Maria back home to Washington for a celebration of her new book, “I Am Maria.”

Apr 7, 2025

Mar 31, 2025

The Next Leaders Are Here

Mar 31, 2025

“To the world we dream about,
and the one we live in now.”

On Thursday night, I sat in a darkened high school auditorium, expecting to be impressed but not prepared to be awed.

Mar 31, 2025

Mar 24, 2025

And It Was Beautiful...

Mar 24, 2025

Last week I returned home from the Special Olympics World Winter Games in Turin Italy. The Opening Ceremonies were held in the Inalpi Arena in Turin on Saturday, March 8th.

Mar 24, 2025

Mar 17, 2025

How Many Cultures Do You Live In?

Mar 17, 2025

Have you ever asked yourself how many cultures you live in?

As I’m using the term here, a culture is a group of people who share a set of habits, behaviors, traditions and values. A culture is shaped in part by what we encourage and reward.

Mar 17, 2025

Mar 10, 2025

Leading with Dignity

Mar 10, 2025

Last week I was in Palo Alto wrapping up a yearlong fellowship with the Emerson Collective—an organization working to create “a world of abundance for future generations” by supporting people and projects that strengthen communities.

Mar 10, 2025

Mar 2, 2025

Overcoming Under-Indexing

Mar 2, 2025

Last March, my 88-year-old mother, Marion, moved to a senior living community exactly one mile from us.
It’s been decades since she and I lived this close to one another, and I was realistic enough to think it would be an adjustment.

Mar 2, 2025

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