Junkyards Save Lives
My guest blogger this week is Jason Sautel. Jason is one curious dude. His background as a firefighter in Oakland has given him hundreds of stories to share about life, death, pain, joy, and forgiveness….
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Five Wine Mistakes
Lots of people overthink wine. Look, it’s just rotted grapes, okay? Yes, master sommeliers and the great winemakers of the world fuss over the tiniest of details, but there’s no reason for the rest of…
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Leadership Style
My friend Steve Gumaer wrote, “After all these years of leading a multinational and motivated team, I have finally realized that what shapes my leadership style is not primarily context, techniques, or social recognition. It…
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Junkyard Philanthropy
Here’s an obvious statement: a junkyard is filled with a lot of junk. The good junk is sold, and most of the rest is recycled. But some things have less than zero value because disposing…
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Freestarter™ Awards
Over a decade ago I invented the word “freestarter” because there was no word that quite fit the kind of person I was trying to describe. Part prophet, part entrepreneur, part artist, and part leader…
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Rose Mu
One of the most fascinating people I’ve met over the past year is Steve Gumaer. Steve is the founder and President of Partners Relief & Development, which provides emergency relief for millions of misplaced people….
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Political Rant
Ten years ago I came home from Washington DC both inspired and frustrated. I wrote the post below, and it’s surprisingly (and sadly) still accurate. It’s 2020, an election year, so the hyperbole is going…
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My questions of 2019
You know what the most common thing I said in 2019 was? “Holly, go potty!” Such is life when you have a new puppy. Seems like everything else was a question. Seriously, I don’t think…
