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I give credit for this idea to my friend Marty Whealy. It is GREAT. When you have grandkids living out of town, start doing this when they are old enough to understand—as early as eighteen months. Whenever you send them anything, put it in a purple envelope. I mean a shiny,purple-foil-pouch kind of envelope. Address…

Originally written in early 2017 As I write this, my dad is ninety-seven years old. He has always been a huge influence in my life, and I am incredibly close to him. As he says all too often, “Getting old is not for sissies.” Up until about eight years ago, he walked everywhere. Now, because…

I have always known this, but I also heard a professor at Northwestern University spell it out in detail.  When you’re in a business or an organization (it doesn’t matter if it is a corporation or a not-for-profit), it’s really a positive move to connect with the connectors.  Who are the connectors?  They are not…