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In Praise of Those Who Are Wondrously Stumbling
Comedian George Carlin once said, "The caterpillar does all the work and the butterfly gets all the publicity." I am a fan of caterpillars, those who are dissolving their own skins to become who they are meant to be. We who continue to grow, perpetually enter the goop of change, or butterfly soup. It's incomplete. It wouldn't look good on a photo shoot.

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In Praise of Those Who Are Wondrously Stumbling
Comedian George Carlin once said, "The caterpillar does all the work and the butterfly gets all the publicity." I am a fan of caterpillars, those who are dissolving their own skins to become who they are meant to be. We who continue to grow, perpetually enter the goop of change, or butterfly soup. It's incomplete. It wouldn't look good on a photo shoot.

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Showing Up As Yourself: Mike Prokopeak and 1440 Cofounder Scott Kriens on Leadership
The most important leadership attribute to bring to the world today is not hand-wringing and wishing the old days would come back, but excitement about all the power of what's in our hands and what's in front of us.

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The Connection Between Mastering Yourself and Leading Others
My path to meditation and mindfulness has been unfolding over several years. My earliest memory is of my great aunt introducing me to meditation during the summer I spent with her in Wyoming between first and second grade. I vividly recall her placing her hands gently on my head saying, "quiet here," as she slowly moved her hands down to my heart while saying, "so you can be here."

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The Connection Between Mastering Yourself and Leading Others
My path to meditation and mindfulness has been unfolding over several years. My earliest memory is of my great aunt introducing me to meditation during the summer I spent with her in Wyoming between first and second grade. I vividly recall her placing her hands gently on my head saying, "quiet here," as she slowly moved her hands down to my heart while saying, "so you can be here."

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What I Learned from Saying No
We've been sold a bill of goods recently about saying "yes." Just do it. Be adventurous. Have the experiences. Say "yes!" to life. Carpe blah, blah, blah.