I once shared with my father a personal recollection of embracing the importance of planning and reevaluating plans as a young boy, creating my first five-year plan at the age of nine. “My mind is full of plans as far as the eye can see,” I told him proudly! And I would continue on with […]
Being Educated – Formally and Informally
In the late-nineteenth and early-twentieth century, education— particularly higher education—was an opportunity not as available to the general public as it is today. My great-grandfather placed an incredibly high value on the pursuit of knowledge, from formal education to life lessons and practical, hands-on experiences earned with your own blood, sweat, and tears. This was […]