Some days I wake up and feel so grateful. I’ve had such good fortune in my life and, well, it’s not like I ever forget that, but the hustle and bustle of travel and career occasionally gets in the way. You can get so busy that you can start to take all the amazing things in your life—the beauty and wonder of a healthy family, good friends, and a fulfilling career— for granted. Not in the mali- cious sense that you go out and forget them and lose yourself, but in the sense that they are so omnipresent, so woven into the fabric of your everyday, that you can lose sight of how truly lucky you are. For as far as I’ve taken my career, though, I’m mostly proud of how ground- ed I’ve stayed. For me, the act of re-centering myself and counting my blessings has never been fur- ther away than a brief pause and a deep breath. Today I’m taking an extra-long deep breath. The past 18 months have been trying, to say the least, but I, my family, and my com- pa- nies, all managed to stay focused on the good and continued to move the ball forward.
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