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Tell me something I don’t know, Bill. Most of us consider this is something we’ve always known – innately, or learned at home or elementary school. But I remember a refresher in this, as an adult, more than a half-century … Continue reading →

“Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe.” – generally attributed to Abraham Lincoln In his 1989 management classic, 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, Stephen Covey emphasizes three … Continue reading →

E pluribus unum (out of many, one) For years, the unofficial motto of the United States[1]. …Our differences are our glory, and we need to examine what it would look like to really celebrate them—to face them boldly, and respond … Continue reading →

If I were to summarize in one sentence the single most important principle I have learned in the field of interpersonal relations, it would be this: Seek first to understand, then to be understood.” –  Stephen R. Covey Years ago, … Continue reading →

“No man is an island…, entire of itself; …any man’s death diminishes me, because I am involved in mankind, and therefore never send to know for whom the bells tolls; it tolls for thee.” – John Donne (1624) Effectiveness cannot … Continue reading →

Let’s review. Are you living on the real world? Do you want to make that life – your life – effective? Do you want your life to matter? If so, Stephen Covey advises, you’ll be proactive. You’ll see the world … Continue reading →

(Continuing the seven-part LOTRW mini-series) “What do you want to be when you grow up?”  (we all remember this question from our childhood – perhaps not that fondly) Stephen Covey, in his 1989 book, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective … Continue reading →

“Be the change you want to see in the world.” – Mahatma Gandhi[1] In the face of today’s national turmoil and worldwide geopolitical upheaval, how can and should individuals seek to make a positive difference? Lament, in the form of … Continue reading →

“The unexamined life is not worth living.” – Socrates “Seek first to understand, then to be understood.” – Stephen Covey The previous two LOTRW posts have focused on oral history – which at its core might be thought of as … Continue reading →

Let me tell you what I wish I’d knownWhen I was young and dreamed of gloryYou have no controlWho lives, who dies, who tells your story? – Lin-Manuel Miranda[1] Continuing our LOTRW oral-history thread. Just outside DC here, my senior-living … Continue reading →