Threads of Leadership: On How We Lead

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I’ve learned a lot in the past few months, but perhaps the most important lesson has been this: “I am not exempt.” Joseph Goldstein uses this phrase as a mantra. The body will age. I am not exempt. Both good and bad things will happen to me. I am not exempt. All people die. I am not exempt. You get the idea.

It can be hard to come to terms with our life when we always want more, especially when…