Spark #1 - Quote of the Week The deepest human need is the need to be seen. David C. Brooks Spark #2 - Thought for the Week Last night I received a message from a longtime friend and mentor after a photo of us from six years ago appeared on his Facebook feed. He sent me a short message with the words: “ Very proud of the woman you are. Great accomplishments by a great person.” That note meant more than he probably realized. Recognition doesn’t need to be elaborate, because sometimes a few...

This morning I discovered my Uber driver's wife is someone I've worked with. Small world? Maybe. But it only happened because I struck up a conversation on the way to work. I travel regularly for work, and I've developed a ritual of starting conversations with people I meet, not just pleasantries about the weather but real conversations. This morning's driver moved here from Hondouras and is running a half marathon in Miami this weekend. We swapped training stories, compared race experiences,...

I've been partnering with AI more and more recently; not as a "do it for me agent", but a true thought partner, focusing on challenging my thoughts, ideas and path forward. This morning I took a few minutes, and did something I haven't before; I asked my AI partner a more introspective question: "What's whispering to me right now that I haven't made space to hear?" AI reflected for a moment and then replied back with the following: __ You don’t need to push right now. There’s an invitation to...