Editor’s note: I’m not Coldplay’s biggest fan but I like the guy’s voice a ton and enjoy their creative orchestration, particularly their use of strings. While hearing this, one of their most popular tunes I was struck by the lyrics I’d never quite listened to before. The recurring point of course is the old “riding high in April, shot down in May” of Sinatra reminiscence. But the real striker was the one phrase chosen below as my favorite lyric.  

Editor’s Note: I enjoy this woman’s writing style. I consider this article a modernized treatment of my favorite Viktor Frankl quote, “happiness cannot be pursued; it must ensue as an unintended side effect....”

I’ve made the cut as a speaker on the national Vistage circuit. With no small thanks to my son and promoter, Kevin, we have ten presentations scheduled and that number is climbing. Vistage is a peer group concept with over 2,500 groups in the USA of 12 to 18 CEOs who gather once a month for a full day to work on their businesses together.

Editor’s note: Take your time getting into the Youtube video, Victor hits the song at about the middle of his bass solo in a Flecktones’ live concert. Wooten is known as Futurman and surely the most unique electic bass player I’ve ever seen. Hopefully, this makes you thirsty for more Bela Fleck, whose entire history and band is the soul of unique approaches to music and instruments.

Editor’s Note: The entire three page book can be read in this file as it is in the public domain. Seems maybe it always was since the author gave rights to railroad executives in many countries and this little book was shared 40 million times in its first few years out. That was over 100 years ago and the writing is (appropriate to 1899) a bit heavy handed. But the point of it is highlighted in my excerpt below in one short sentence and I love the idea that all employers are in an endless search for “Rowans” – someone who can be counted on to get a message to Garcia. Note: Dedicated to my newest grandson, Rowan Zigmunt McCarthy.

Editor's comment: I've been a student of mind-body connection for 18+ years now and this is as good a commentary as I've read. No one - NO ONE - seems to respect the physical outcomes of stress. My basic "go to" emotion is anger, which is based in fear. And I spent the majority of my life never realizing what an impact that had not only on those I loved but on my own health. Now, I work to simply notice it as it comes up (it never will "go away") so that I may manage it more skillfully.

I stopped at a lemonade stand today. I told the Mom overseeing the operation that I never pass a children’s lemonade stand because it’s such a great investment. As I drove on, I started thinking about all the other “best investments” I’ve made over time.

Editor's Note: This interview with Ethos water founder and social business activist, Jonathon Greenblatt is not conclusive but it's extremely interesting. Greenblatt provides no easy answers to the great question in the title of the article but speaks wisely from his own experience and about other social businesses and the B corp certification process. Thanks to Ron DiMattia for passing this on to us.

Editor's Note: I've always been captivated by David Crosby, Stephen Stills and Graham Nash harmonies.  My favorite is the famous "Helplessly Hoping." Here's a far more obscure song, this one written by Crosby whose only big (songwriting) hit was "Wooden Ships." It's light on lyrics, very long on beautiful harmony and guitars and my favorite lyric resonated with me when I first heard this at age 24 as the band was winding down.

Editor's Note: If you've ever considered trying meditation, this is the book for you. My mindfulness practice began in the mid-1990s and has progressively changed how I look at life. Since I am anxious by nature my judging mind jumps from thought to thought, event to event, forward and back endlessly. Through meditation practice I am more able to find myself in the moment, rather than looking forward or back with desire or regret.