By Marc Koehler “Where were you again?” my ten-year-old daughter asked me as I slipped into the house late that evening. I utter, “I am sorry I missed your soccer game. Mom said you scored a goal. Great job! Tell me about it.” She is not buying it this time. “I shouldn’t have to tell…
By Susan L. Axelrod, CCP “What will your legacy be?” I have been asking people this question for 15 years. Mostly, the response is a head tilt and a curious look. Few people find their deep inner passion, and most people have not taken the time to contemplate the legacy they will leave behind. Why…
By Laura A. Roser The Comfort of Predictable Experiences Do you get this unicorn craze? At first it was kinda fun—college kids at business networking events calling themselves “unicorn entrepreneurs” or little girls licking rainbow candy shaped like poop. But I’m afraid it’s gotten out of hand. Last week, I attended the San Diego County Fair…
By Natalie P. Wagner “Let the beauty we love be what we do.” —Rumi In my mid 20’s, I worked what seemed to be a “good job” in the corporate world. It started great. I enjoyed my team, was developing my skills, and was proud of the money I earned. Together, these experiences gave meaning…
Why Valeri Bocage Believes that Borders Do Not Confine Women By Faith Coates Valeri Bocage believes that when women work together using their natural gifts of empathy, compassion, and altruism, they will shape and change their communities and the world. She believes that borders do not confine women’s philanthropy, either locally or globally, and that…
by Laura A. Roser Jean-Paul Sartre was a French Philosopher born in 1905. Although a recognized intellectual, he is perhaps best known for his fictional works and plays, which are richly symbolic and espouse his strong views against the existence of a god and a person’s responsibility to define herself. The Roman Catholic Church was…
By Laura A. Roser “I like to tell the story of two drivers,” says Bracken Darrell, CEO of Logitech. “They both start in San Diego. The first driver gets in his car, turns it on and starts driving around. He doesn’t have a plan. He just drives toward whatever looks interesting. He does this…
