Monday Morning Mojo

Giving Thanks

If you are in the USA, you know this is Thanksgiving week with the holiday this Thursday. Thanksgiving is a time for appreciating our blessings and all that is right in the world. The American holiday got its start when the Plymouth pilgrims arrived with the first feast organized in 1621. It was three days long and probably included lobster, rabbit, chicken, fish, squashes, beans, chestnuts, hickory nuts, onions, leeks, dried fruits, maple syrup and honey, radishes, cabbage, carrots, eggs, and goat cheese - but we have reason to believe there was no pumpkin pie or cranberries (two American traditions in this day and age).

I have a lot to be thankful for including:

A healthy, strapping 14-year-old son and vivacious, spirited 7-year-daughter who just celebrated her first year in this country
My wife, Laura Baron, is halfway through her third CD - you can hear her song for our daughter here, Heart of the Great Unknown - which will be on the CD
I am in good health and enjoy working out and the luxurious pleasure of time with my loved ones, as well as an occasional walk in the wilderness

the professional side:

Just published another Fast Company piece, Finding Inflection Points for Innovation
Recently released a survey of 84 CEOs around the globe, including twenty-seven association execs, on Leading Growth
My next book, Getting Innovation Right, will be out in March and you can pre-order it now on Amazon
My new Facebook page, Getting Innovation Right, now has more than 11,000 likes from people around the world including 5,000+ in India, 2,000+in Brazil, and 2,000+ in Indonesia
I have some of the most fantastic clients you can imagine: creative, entrepreneurial leaders who are shaking up the world in good ways and having a helluva time doing it.

I send you my heartfelt appreciation for sticking with me over the weeks, months, and years. May your mojo be plentiful each and every Monday - may you greet the dawn with a smile.

To paraphrase Phillips Brooks: Stand up, on this Thanksgiving Day, stand upon your feet. Believe in humanity. Soberly and with clear eyes, believe in your own time and place. There is not, and there never has been a better time, or a better place to live in.

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