"Ask Not What Your Country Can Do For You..."

A friend shared this speech by Elizabeth Coleman, president of Bennington College, which to me carries the game changing perspective shift of the sort that John F. Kennedy presented in his 1961 inauguration speech.

I'm sure that the points of view around this article will be rich and varied. From the coaching point of view, there is something so important here and that is the notion of purpose. When I read about how many of us rely on medication, I can't help feeling that it's because we've gotten so far from a life that makes sense to us, that we don't know where else to turn. The truth is that as human beings we need to live a life of purpose, where we have an impact that we own and can be proud of. Without that, it's all just empty calories.

Take a look...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pG6bqY9htoU