Sweet Snapshots

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At the moment, i'm enjoying Norah Jones singing at my fav Starbucks on Cannery Row in Monterey, CA.  I just turned in my free birthday card drink, so i'm enjoying a venti mocha (skim) and doing some writing on a new book called LeadYoung.  I've come to the realization that the best parts of life are those snapshots where you say, "This is as good as it gets."  It might be hanging with a group of friends, Starbucks moments like now, having the kids home from college, or a walk along the beach with my best-friend-wife.  Push "pause" and sigh a sigh of enjoyment; yeah, this is nice.

I'm getting more and more of these blessed snapshots these days, especially as we the increasing results of our work with young leaders and those who're catching the vision of this movement.  As we ponder the past year and anticipate the next, 2011 looks like it will be truly exciting.  We're tooling on some new resources that will expand our work from ages 2-25 and we're truly becoming a global force.  The LeadYoung book is for 14-25 year olds, part of our new LeadWell and LeadStrong curriculum.  So thanks for all who've helped KidLead get off the ground this year.  It's been a growing year of starting new clubs, launching alliances, and learning a lot about connecting with our markets.  Wherever you are in the world, happy New Year!

Alan E. Nelson

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