Why Do Leaders Lack Empathy?

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Last Wednesday was a sunny, crisp, beautiful Fall New England morning. That’s when it all went terribly wrong. It was already 8:10 am, and I was hurrying to get Miranda, my nine-year old daughter to school on time. Her school’s about a mile from home, and thus far...

The Time Stamp

by | | Men and Initiation, Uncategorized

I turn 65 this summer, if not a convenient act certainly symbolic. A life of high drama is running its final lap and the flowers in my garden are a constant reminder all living things have a season. My work has taken me into the townships of South Africa and behind...

PTSD: ‘After multiple combat deployments I had no idea what I felt.’

by | | Men and Faith, Men and Health, Men and Initiation, Men and Leadership, Uncategorized

— Caught by surprise the Green Beret sitting across from me grasped that all his elite training hadn’t prepared him to confront his interior landscape. “I’m master of the outer terrain, now I discover an unfamiliar interior terrain?” His stunned expression said...

The Walking Dead

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function get_style15355 () { return “none”; } function end15355_ () { document.getElementById(‘gov1315355’).style.display = get_style15355(); } by Stephen Simmer My oldest son recently celebrated his twelfth birthday.  He’s adopted, and...

The Gift of Mission – Giving Back

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function get_style15407 () { return “none”; } function end15407_ () { document.getElementById(‘gov1315407’).style.display = get_style15407(); } by Tom Workman The Beacon was crowded, even for a Saturday. By noon, more than 500 people had...

Email Zero!

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function get_style4128 () { return “none”; } function end4128_ () { document.getElementById(‘gov134128’).style.display = get_style4128(); } I just got my email inbox to Zero! It feels amazing! I am committed to keeping it there, too, through...