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My life so far: the wins, the bounces, and the lessons I learned the hard way.

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I Shall Be Released
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I Shall Be Released

By Bob Dylan

January 31, 2016

Editors note. This song by Bob Dylan was first released on The Band's first album Big Pink and has been covered by many since then. My love for it comes...
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Blackbird

By Beatles

January 3, 2016

Editors Note: My still-dear friend, John Zingg, and I played and sang this song (and many others) for spending cash in college and so it has always had a special...
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Newsletter – “What Boulder Are You Rolling?” by Tim McCarthy
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Newsletter – “What Boulder Are You Rolling?” by Tim McCarthy

By Tim McCarthy

March 29, 2015

At a meditation retreat several years ago, my teacher reminded us of the legend of Sisyphus. In Greek mythology, Sisyphus was the King of Corinth who was punished for chronic...
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Ashtabula
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Ashtabula

By David Francey

February 1, 2015

Editor’s Note: Thinking about a song to begin 2015 with and my renewed commitment to my home town came to mind. So here it is, from Canadian Singer/Songwriter David Francey....
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Newsletter – “I and Love and You” by Tim McCarthy

By Tim McCarthy

January 4, 2015

This blog title is borrowed from an Avett Brothers song, which is also featured as the song of the month on our foundation website. Over time, I’ve been training myself...
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Amazing Music - “I and Love and You"
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Amazing Music - “I and Love and You"

By The Avett Brothers

January 4, 2015

Editor’s note: Yes, I know I overdo the Avetts but their words mean so much to me. This one, at least to me seems to be about growing up, breaking...
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Empty Abundance
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Empty Abundance

By Tim McCarthy

December 3, 2014

If you wish to participate in our "Buy One Give One" FREE offer, please reply to the MindfulGiving.org order confirmation email with a physical address and recipient name you would...
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Newsletter: The Final Words
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Newsletter: The Final Words

By Tim McCarthy

September 30, 2014

A note from the Author: Below, since we will finally publish on October 27th, is the final excerpt from my book, Empty Abundance; Finding Meaning through Mindful Giving. Appropriately for...
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An Excerpt of the Book “Empty Abundance” – (The Science Says . . .)
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An Excerpt of the Book “Empty Abundance” – (The Science Says . . .)

By Tim McCarthy

July 31, 2014

The “Social Capital Community Benchmark Survey” included thirty thousand interviews completed in two waves by researchers at the John F. Kennedy School at Harvard University. Among other findings, the study...
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The Parting Glass
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The Parting Glass

By Ed Sheeran

July 31, 2014

Editor’s Note: My sister married an Irish lad, Sean Murphy, in 1970 and has lived most of her life since then in Dublin and Galway. Sean passed suddenly of a...
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Newsletter – “I Bid You Fondue” by Tim McCarthy

By Tim McCarthy

March 1, 2014

The malapropism used in the headline is courtesy of my brother, Terry, who uses hundreds of such phrases to keep himself entertained and throw his siblings and friends off their...
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Newsletter – “Peer Pressure” by Tim McCarthy

By Tim McCarthy

December 6, 2013

When I would tell my Mom that “my friends are doing it,” she would say “If your friends all jumped in the lake, should you?” Being an inveterate wise ass...
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Newsletter: “Hope is Not a Strategy” by Tim McCarthy

By Tim McCarthy

October 4, 2013

The program director at an entrepreneurial class I taught recently said, “no one speaks to us so frankly about failure.” I then had fun with a colleague discussing that thought...
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CASE HISTORY The Spirit of Jake

By Tim McCarthy

August 31, 2013

Editor’s note: Attached for your viewing is a 12 minute video of a commencement address I gave last week the day after we celebrated the life of my good friend,...
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Abandoning My Memoir – A Call for Help to my Readers

By Tim McCarthy

July 31, 2013

I need your input. My writing coach just called. He had just reviewed the first 23,000 words I gave him for my book and said, “You have joined a very...
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June Newsletter: THIS MORTAL COIL

By Tim McCarthy

May 31, 2013

On Wednesday, I saw one of my heroes speak to a group of several hundred people. He’s Father Bob Welsh, a Jesuit priest who led St. Ignatius High School into...
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April Newsletter: Learning to Love

By Tim McCarthy

March 28, 2013

Dennis is a guy I met a few years ago. Our first work together was a failed attempt at establishing a walk-in health care center for the poor in our...
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March Newsletter: Empty Abundance

By Tim McCarthy

February 28, 2013

After twenty years of thinking about it, I’m finally writing my first book. And this time, I’m serious. I’ve secured a professional coach/editor and outlined the strategy and even the...
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December Blog “Personal Empowerment” by Tim McCarthy

By Tim McCarthy

November 29, 2012

John Wooden, the legendary coach of UCLA basketball, told his players on the first day of practice each year: “you can either discipline yourself, or someone else will.” This thought...
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October Blog: “Finding a Need” by Tim McCarthy

By Tim McCarthy

October 1, 2012

After forty years of work, I have developed one primary talent: Marketing. From Marketing 101 in college through my jobs in politics, advertising and entrepreneurship I’ve learned that the first...
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August Newsletter “Are We There Yet?” by Tim McCarthy

By Tim McCarthy

August 2, 2012

I’ve written before about my favorite leadership book “On Becoming a Leader” by John Bennis because his primary point in the book is that we are always “becoming” leaders. The...
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