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As Our Nation Celebrates What Is Possible…

(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

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