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Leading in a Loud World
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Leading in a Loud World

A week or so ago, my wife sent me an Instagram clip featuring Sharon McMahon, #1 New York Times bestselling author, civics educator, and creator of The Preamble newsletter, in conversation with Dylan Michael White of @dadchats. As parents, coaches, friends, neighbors, and leaders, I think many of us are carrying a similar quiet belief: I’m not doing enough right now. We’re not present enough. Not mindful enough. Not showing up the way we think we should. And what we’re missing is context.

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Say It Isn’t So!  The Day I Decided To Delete the Facebook App from My Phone
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Say It Isn’t So! The Day I Decided To Delete the Facebook App from My Phone

So the other day I deleted the Facebook app from my smart phone (as the title might suggest).  I had finally gotten to the point where my eyes were exhausted and bloodshot from staring too long at the blue-boxed platform that keeps me up-to-date with “everything in the entire world.” My ‘finger swipe refresh’ was doing just the opposite – with little updates coming through, every other second of the swipe, I was not refreshed.  I felt depressed, guiltier and guiltier as I realized I was addicted to status updates and my Facebook app.

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