More Lessons Learned

Part II of III

Here are more things that struck me as meaningful this year…

Funny Pages – I enjoy reading the Comics – and this year I committed to doing it daily in order to bring some light-hearted humor into the monotony of WFH and same-old, same-old routine. My favorites? BC, Blondie, Family Circus, Funky Winkerbean, Crankshaft, Baby Blues, Red & Rover, Pearls Before Swine and, of course, Dilbert. (As I said, I enjoy reading the Comics!) Since our newspaper is in electronic format, I take screen shots and forward the ‘best of’ to family and friends. Hopefully, it adds a few smiles to their days.

Print This – As part of my Journalism major, I took 15 hours of English in college. One of my TA’s was working on a Ph.D. and had written a novel. I remember her telling me, “There’s a book inside everyone. Someday you’ll publish yours.” Well, 40 years later, I did. Words Flow Through Me is a compilation of my favorite newsletters, blogs and magazine articles written the past 15+ years – and even includes the best thing I wrote in college: the final essay for her class. You don’t have to be John Grisham or David McCullough to publish. You just need to organize your thoughts and enter them in a document… even if for your eyes only.

Best Book – Robert Iger is the executive chairman of the Walt Disney Company. His recent memoir – The Ride of a Lifetime – is a wonderful trip through his career at ABC and Disney, including reflections on acquiring Pixar and Lucasfilm Ltd, and the opening of Shanghai Disneyland Park. While many of these type books are ‘Look at all the great things I did,’ Iger’s is more ‘Here are the things I should have done better.’ He’s also candid in sharing thoughts about many people you’ve heard of, including Roone Arledge, Michael Eisner and Roy E. Disney.

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