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A Life Well Lived: Lessons from My 97-Year-Old Grandmother

Last week I had the distinct honor of delivering the eulogy at my grandmother Eleanor Proffitt’s Celebration of Life. She was 97 years old. (Had she lived to 100, I told her I was going to submit her picture to the Today show for the segment when they honor...

When in Rome (or Colorado): Skiing … An Extreme Metaphor for Life [PART 3]

Personal growth

I was 28 the first time I put on snow skis. I “learned” to ski on man-made ice in the Poconos of Pennsylvania. When I went to Aspen two years ago, I learned why skiing out west is different – A LOT different – than skiing out east. I’ll break it down to...