This year-end episode once again steps outside the usual rhythm of Meditations on Leadership to share something personal.

In this special “From the Vault” installment, Don revisits a piece of writing from 1997, created during a travel-based graduate program that deeply shaped his views on life, learning and community.  Recorded with fellow travelers and set to music, it offers a glimpse into an earlier chapter, when the earth was educator and the road itself was the teacher.

A reflection on where a lifelong commitment to experiential learning and youth mentorship began, and a reminder that vision and leadership often takes root long before we know its name.

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