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Often The answer you’re searching for Is an answer you’ve known all along. Often You don’t need to find it You just need to trust it. A telltale sign…
Doug Sundheim

October 2022

Life blossoms When you give a damn About the people You meet About the relationships You build About the work You do About the legacy You leave The…
Doug Sundheim

September 2022

Right answers Like tyrants Are seductive. They promise A problem solved. Uncertainty removed. Anxiety decreased. Path forward clear. Right answers Like…
Doug Sundheim

August 2022

Your most important choices Are not The infrequent big ones That others see. They are The everyday Moment-to-moment Largely imperceptible Little ones…
Doug Sundheim

July 2022

At your best, you choose love. You feel fear Or anxiety Or selfishness Or anger Or hate But you choose love. You choose love Because you’ve chosen fear…
Doug Sundheim
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It happens to the best of us We misstep Miscalculate Misjudge Miss angles Or just plain mess up. When we do There’s a temptation To berate and admonish…
Doug Sundheim

June 2022

Sometimes A good mood Is nothing more Than a bad mood Interrupted. An annoyance Acknowledged But not followed. A frustration Felt And maybe voiced But…
Doug Sundheim

May 2022

Our stories. Filled wrong turns And laughter And ache And triumph And connection And struggle Are compelling. Without neat bows. All the loose ends…
Doug Sundheim

January 2022

Genius distilled Is being willing and able To see extraordinary things Before they exist. It's being willing and able To believe in those things And…
Doug Sundheim

December 2021

Mostly We don’t listen. Mostly We wait to talk. In a world full of people Waiting to talk Listening is defiance. A remarkable act of love. Listening is…
Doug Sundheim
Employees enter the work world With enthusiasm and hope. Great leadership Fans that flame. It creates conditions That encourage it to burn more…
Doug Sundheim

November 2021

You jump in. Things get Intense Quickly. Acutely aware of risks You’re not sure You can Pull it off. Keep making decisions. Equal parts Confidence And…
Doug Sundheim
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