(In honor of Martin Luther King’s birthday and the inauguration of Barack Obama, we’ll take a rest from The Pollyanna Principles for the next day or so. I’ll publish more excerpts later this week, so stay tuned.) Midnight It is midnight. I am jumping out of bed, suddenly compelled to email my friend Elizabeth Sadlon,… Continue Reading
Category Archives: Writing
It’s YOUR Blog – You Tell Me!
When I first realized The Pollyanna Principles was becoming a reality on paper and not just in my head, I promised to publish the first few chapters here at Creating the Future. Now that the book will be out in the next week or so, I am wondering – how exactly will I do that?… Continue Reading
The Power of Vision
A funny thing happened on the way to finishing The Pollyanna Principles: I got a personal lesson in how well those principles work, not just for our organizations and communities, but for our personal lives as well. First, some back story. This past summer, I thought the book was done. As the last step before… Continue Reading