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Monday, February 07, 2011

staying calm amid storms

"Combine innate self-confidence with an assuredness of one's personal destiny, add the leadership and analytical skills so carefully cultivated by instructions such as Harvard Law School and the University of Chicago, throw in good looks, stirring oratorical talents, and the ability to carefully listen to other people, and you have the makings of a powerhouse."

"He was very respectful, interested, a good listener, wanted to make his points forcefully and articulately when he was ready to, but he was very good at listening to others; he didn't feel he needed to dominate the conversation."

"He had spent the time doing 'inner work'. He had put in the effort to understand his place in the world and out of that effort had developed a powerful sense of equanimity."

Who is he?

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