Posts by Shannon Cassidy

“This is very much an origin story for an entire specialty in medicine, critical care. …and to see how far we’ve come really does make one stop and appreciate what we take for granted a lot of the time, which is modern medical care.” Hannah Wunsch is a critical care doctor and Professor and Vice…

“All young people have potential. That they’re not problems to be fixed. They all have potential, which is a different starting point.” “4-H is the largest youth development organization in this country…I get a front row seat to seeing generosity every single day…our donors are investing millions into young people for their future…the half a…

“You need to put boundaries in place. You need to live your life…If you don’t ever see anything but the work that’s in front of you, you lack the perspective to think bigger.” As head of the business operations team for The Walt Disney Company’s Platform Distribution segment, Lori LeBas supports the development and distribution…

“Law number five is the law of receptivity. This says the key to effective giving is to stay open to receiving. And this means nothing more than understanding that, yeah, you breathe out. Okay, you also have to breathe in. It’s not one or the other. It’s both. Breathe out carbon dioxide, breathe in oxygen,…

“They want boundaries. They feel safe with boundaries. They understand where they end and you begin because of boundaries. People love to understand what is expected. Those are big-hearted boundaries.” “The way you get to be grateful in the future is to say, ‘How can I help you?’ in the present.” Stephanie Mitchko-Beale an Emmy…

“You got to work the room, know who you’re talking to, know what you’re working with.” “Let people know you did that work, but also take the temperature in the room..let your boss be proud of you, not scared of you.” Zenita has a deep passion for technology and has over three decades in the…

“Once they identify the people in the networks that are aligned to their goals and interests, then it’s about pouring the value, pouring the generosity, and you’re not necessarily expecting anything in return…there’s just this general human law of reciprocity where amazing thing happen.” “Those who achieve NetWORKing Excellence are deliberate about the events that…

“Taking that gratitude and just use it as fuel then to be on a mission for how you’re going to be the spirit for those who come beyond us.  I just think that’s such a beautiful way to talk about the culture, honoring your ancestors, being aware and reverent toward the spirit of those ancestors.”…

“To create generous leaders is to be clear about who you are. That’s why I started the book with identity. Who you are and why you do what you do the way you do it.” Monica Diaz is a transformational coach and diversity, equity and inclusion consultant who empowers her clients to lead their careers,…

“If you take a survey, everybody thinks that all of the Latinos just got here the other day and came over the border…More than 68% of most Latinos are born in the US.” “There are no U-Hauls at funerals.” In January 2004, Nelson became the first independent Director of the Exelon Corporation that resulted from…