Finding a Place to Start
I cleaned the garage this weekend. With great enthusiasm I began the job by marching everything out into the driveway to be inspected in the blinding light of day. Then, I swept out the refreshingly empty garage and went back to the driveway to ponder my stuff. The first part was easy, sorting the trash from the good stuff. It was the not-so-sure pile, the keep-it-but-fix-it pile and the maybe-someday-I’ll-use-it pile that caused me the most duress. There was a point when I wanted to give up; to just walk away and call it a day.  But, I was too far in to quit and not far enough in to consider the job complete. That’s when I saw it. The giant ball of holid

The Leadership Parade
 I’m not crazy about crowds. Hundreds, sometimes thousands of people, lost in their own little worlds, all headed in different directions. Heads down, earphones firmly planted, texting, talking, checking email on their mobile devices. Together but separate. Here, but not here. I love parades. Hundreds, sometimes thousands of people, completely focused on what is going on around them, all headed in the same direction. Heads up, completely engaged, facing forward. Together. Here. A spectacular phenomenon is occurring on our planet. Individuals now have the capability and the capacity to amass huge groups of people and communicate with thousands at precisely