Listen to “The Time Is Right” by Fred Smith A dozen years ago I was asked by a friend if I would consider sharing what I am thinking: “People are curious about why you think [...]
Years ago, a friend made a large donation to help a new organization get started. The founder was an acquaintance and not only persuasive but passionate about the new organization being able to [...]
Listen to “The Good Commission” by Fred Smith Some blogs are diaries – personal and revealing by making you feel you have been invited into the interior of the author’s life. [...]
Listen to “One Way or Another” by Fred Smith Discoveries made through a mistake, battles lost by a sudden change of wind, unintentional inflection points in a life through a [...]
Listen to “Talking to Elephants” by Fred Smith As a young man stationed in Italy in the Navy I invited my family to come and join me for a tour of the country. One day in Rome [...]
Listen to “Is It Too Much To Ask?” It’s not just me but a growing number of people have made comments about a theme running through commencement speeches for the last several [...]
Listen to “More” by Fred Smith Periodically, I think about full retirement and what that might mean. I asked one friend about it, and his response was, “Retire from what? You [...]
Listen to “What’s the Outlook?” by Fred Smith The difference between weather and climate is important. Weather alters constantly while climate changes are slow but the [...]
Listen to “Gods in Disguise” by Fred Smith It was not even a major miracle. No one walked on water or fed five thousand. As far as miracles go it was almost incidental. A [...]
Listen to “Paper Dolls” by Fred Smith There is no topic more widely discussed and fretted about in family philanthropy than that of donor intent. Horror stories (both true and [...]
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