“What is honored in a country will be cultivated there” -Plato, The Republic In his book The Geography of Genius, Eric Weiner examines clusters of genius throughout history. It’s a fascinating read that uses Plato’s quote as a central theme and posits that locations that produced blooms of genius did so because of the things they valued as a culture. Those values attracted highly gifted individuals to a specific geographic location to explore, develop, and share their genius

“Are you ready for some football?” - Hank Williams, Jr. Every once in a while I write an email that really resonates, and based on the comments I received the past two weeks, THIS email about mentors was one of them. Many readers even were kind enough to say that I was one of their mentors, a role I accept with both honor and appreciation. However, I also like to consider myself a coach, which begs the questions: What is the difference between and mentor and a coach? And can