I recently read a wonderful story about Abraham Lincoln told by the great historian, Doris Kearns Goodwin. It was 1855 and Edwin Stanton was an extremely prominent lawyer out of Ohio. Stanton was involved in a significant law case that would be tried in Chicago. There was word that an up-and-coming lawyer by the name of Abraham Lincoln had meaningful insights into the judges in Chicago and Stanton directed his staff to reach out to Lincoln for his insights. Lincoln obliged an

A few days ago, I shared a few sentences from the West Point Cadet Prayer that have helped me through my own trials and tribulations. I have continued to reflect on this prayer as well as the challenging times we all face these days. I wanted to share another sentence of the prayer that further illuminates the key elements of this indomitable quality, ‘character’, that I believe is the bedrock of great leadership. “Endow us with courage that is born of loyalty to all that is