Beginner's Mind: Diary of a Speechwriter

The best Sorensen tribute I've read

Thanks to Alvin Felzenberg at US News & World Report for this insightful tribute that demonstrates a profound appreciation for and understanding of the counselor relationship that Sorensen shared with Kennedy. Time-intensive and totally dependent on a complex meshing of personalities and purpose, but it CAN happen. And how much better our businesses, schools, government and relationships would work if this high aspiration was always our goal.

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Ted Sorensen

“I still believe that the mildest and most obscure of Americans can be rescued from oblivion by good luck, sudden changes in fortune, sudden encounters with heroes... I believe it because I lived it.” - Ted Sorensen, counselor to JFK and mentor in some way to everyone who has ever dreamed that they could make a difference simply by choosing the right words at the right time.

On the eve of this election, we would all do well to remember perhaps the most famous words that Sorensen penned: "Ask not what your country can do for you... Ask what you can do for your country." You can vote.

Thanks for your words and wisdom, Ted.

Read the NYT tribute to Sorensen here: http://tinyurl.com/33zrukx