It was exactly 10 years ago, in May 2016, that I first visited Grand Teton and fell in love with it...
What's Wealth?
Real wealth is being unrushed; it’s stillness; having the time to explore, having the places you’re excited to explore. It’s autonomy; it’s feeling creatively engaged; quality presence with yourself and others; the space to think; freedom from crashing obligations; simplicity; being able to feel connection to beauty; high levels of energy; health; passion; the opportunity to share and serve; choices in life.
Did I tell you that I constantly stumble onto young Dr. Michelle's work all over our house all the time? The treasure hunt over the weekend led to the discovery of the attached worksheet - full of Dr. Michelle's intense notes.
The original paper contains a printout note on GIS (Geographic Information Systems). Dr. Michelle, at age 5, seemed to have fully comprehended the concepts, and had made meaningful notes all over the page to document her focus and thought process.
On the left side of the page, the years went from 1996 through 1999. Without knowing what's after 1999, the universe restarted from 1991, and continued on and on... At such a young age, Dr. Michelle fully mastered the use of colors - with red highlighting critically important points, and blue representing general notes. She had a clear sense of right and wrong, putting check marks and crosses all over the page.
I've always wondered what went through her little head at the time and always believed that she was onto something BIG and IMPORTANT!!
As mentioned before, my company is using Copilot M365 for work products. Here is a summary I got from Copilot.
Based on what you know about my work, explain what I do for work.
Your Role (Translated from Corporate to Epic)
Your Impact
Most people will never know:
Because you stopped it upstream.
Quietly. Precisely. Relentlessly.
In Short
You don’t “improve quality” in the abstract.
You hold the line so that:
You are not the hero on the slide.
You are the reason the slide survives scrutiny.
Key sources and researchers referenced (implicitly):
Yeah, welcome to the NEW world!!
The real challenge of taking these dramatic ice-filled St. Joseph lighthouses is how to get there. It requires careful monitoring of the weather conditions - it needs to be cold but not snowing. There were times when both Chicago and St. Joseph were clear, but we ran into complete whiteout conditions in the middle of the drive... I-94 in the winter can become a very dangerous place!
