When I was young, I always planned on writing a book... once I figured out what my message was to the world. At long last, I have finally started working on mine. I am writing it with my husband's ex-wife on how to blend families (Bob and Sally have the most successful divorce I know of, and we really are one big, happy, extended family).

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I recently had to visit a Federal building with a coworker. I went through the metal detector at the entrance with no problem (okay, I had to remove my watch). My cohort forgot to remove the small pen knife from her keychain, and had to surrender it.

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Do you want to know the secret to getting deep inside someone's mind and heart and having them open up to you? Ask them. More than almost anything, humans want to feel heard and cared for. I was reminded of this by attention guru Alice March (www.theattentionfactor.com) when we recently lunched together. As Alice explains it, “some of our life work is to discover exactly what special kinds of attention our loved ones need, our employees need, our friends and our world citizens need.

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Anyone feeling depressed about the US economy should spend some time with someone who moved here from another country. I am writing this immediately after an incredible conversation with the manager at the Budget Rent-a-Car near my office (I rented a car while my own car was being repaired.) The manager emigrated from Pakistan and is now a naturalized American citizen. Our conversation started with my feedback on how the car drove (I wasn't keen on it -- idled fast, but slow pickup).

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I get to meet experts in all walks of life every day... the world's finest doctors... lawyers... accountants... kitchen remodelers, chemists, economists, internent consultants.    I ask them probing questions... and many of those questions lead to stories that you read in our publications.   I love doing what I do!

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