Julia and Paul Child were living in Paris in 1959 when they first heard something called “television” was becoming popular in the States. After reading an article about the horrifying effects of [...]
Listen to “A Sometimes Solitary Life” by Fred Smith If you read biographies you notice a frequent pattern in the lives of many great leaders. Early success and then years of [...]
Listen to “Place and Power” by Fred Smith If you want well-written insight into the work of speechwriters and their behind-the-scenes influence, I would suggest Barton [...]
Listen to “The Glitter is Gone” by Fred Smith In the past there has always been an unspoken bond between the very rich “one percent” of our world and the rest of us. During the [...]
Listen to “Quo Vadis?” by Fred Smith Haley was five when she came to me and said she wanted to set up to sell lemonade in the front yard. Not being the craftsman my father [...]
Listen to “Crossing The Line” by Fred Smith One of the most pronounced trends in the non-profit world in the last ten years has been the number of men and women in business [...]
Listen to “Monks and Money” by Fred Smith One of my treasures is a framed picture of Peter Drucker, Bob Buford, Tom Luce and myself outside Peter’s house in Estes Park in the [...]
Listen to “All That Is Hidden” by Fred Smith “The line separating good and evil passes not through states, nor between classes, nor between political parties either [...]
Listen to “Not Fade Away” By Fred Smith I was 38 when I realized I was a misfit in my work. Teaching in a traditional boarding school on the East Coast, I was working overtime [...]
Listen to “An Unremarkable Life” by Fred Smith I re-publish this every few years to honor my father and grandfather. They were so different and each found it difficult to love [...]
