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We’ve come to believe that an artist’s role is to challenge reality, to break it apart, and imagine what does not yet exist. Yet we rarely extend that same idea to the entrepreneur, who also looks at the world as it is, imagines what could be, and then sets out to build something that has never existed before. Why do we separate them? I had the privilege of growing up primarily in Westport, Connecticut, where creativity was never treated as something separate from education,

"Create value." It is one of the most common phrases in business. Investors say it. Entrepreneurs say it. Consultants say it. Creators say it. But there is a problem with the phrase. Creating value, by itself, is not enough. A cartel creates value. A scam creates value. A monopoly creates value. Value itself is neutral. The more important question is: What is your intention for that value? Who does it serve? What impact does it have? How does it change the world? For years, I

Published September 11, 2015 https://www.elitedaily.com/life/purest-love-after-9-11/1209324

When we are children, hope feels natural. It is not something we learn or practice. It simply lives inside us.Our dreams feel possible. Our kindness feels obvious. Our belief that we can make a difference in the world feels unquestioned. Then life happens. We grow older.We experience disappointment.We witness pain.Sometimes we hurt others. Sometimes others hurt us.We see injustice. We see suffering. We see the complexity of the world. And at some point we begin to ask ourselv