A colleague of mine woke up one morning with a serious medical condition. He was off work for a few weeks for multiple surgeries. This week, over coffee, I asked him what was new.

“Perspective,” he replied instantly. Family and life loomed large in importance. Work, on the other hand, continued in his absence. Time with his daughter was more valuable than working evenings to get ahead.

I shared some choices I had made earlier in life that blended with his new found perspective. This and another conversation with an old friend from Australia sparked the idea of sharing tidbits of wisdom through an email list.

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