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Once every decade or so a sports star emerges from out of nowhere and captures the attention of people who aren’t regular followers. Jeremy Lin of the New York Knicks is the latest example, and boy is it inspiring. He was a star at Harvard before playing a total [...]

My best friend gave me the best advice
He said each day’s a gift and not a given right
Leave no stone unturned, leave your fears behind
And try to take the path less traveled by
That first step you take is the longest stride
Nickelback sang these lyrics a few years ago…I fell in love [...]

Organizations have long range plans, strategic plans, communications plans, marketing plans, etc. They take the time and make an investment in planning for the future.
To formulate a good plans, like a good road trip, you begin with a goal or destination, and then work backward to plot a course to get there. In this case, [...]

Last week I attended a lecture on the notion of Italian identity–what does it mean to be Italian? The speaker was a professor and a member of the European Parliament. At one point, someone asked him whether an attempt should be made to disallow the entry of new foreign words into the Italian language.
I was [...]

Last weekend, I attended the 2011 Students For Liberty Chicago Regional Conference. In a few short years, this organization has changed the entire cultural dialogue for college students interested in the ideas of free markets, individual liberty, and limited government. The group has made it acceptable–even laudable–to be a libertarian on campus. Students now have [...]

“This is the true joy of life, the being used up for a purpose recognized by yourself as a mighty one.” -George Bernard Shaw
It’s among the most enviable of all intangibles. It lives among those other words like passion, vision, calling, vocation, destiny and meaning. It often presents itself as pangs in our gut at [...]