I received Seth Godin’s latest book, Linchpin, as a gift from my dear friend, Clay Hebert, with the following inscription.

“Paul,

You’re a true linchpin, so for you this book is an award, not a manual.  You taught me a lot of this long before Seth did.  Knowing you has permanently and immeasurably changed the arc of my life, and for that I can never thank you enough.

Butch & Sundance
Simmons & Gladwell
Pettengill & Hebert

You’re my hero, Paul.

Love Always,
Clay”

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All I ever wanted,

All I ever needed,

is here in my arms,

Words are very unnecessary,

They can only do harm.

- Depeche Mode “Enjoy the Silence”

How often have you felt this way?  You know you’ve got all these intense emotions that get brought to the surface, and you end up getting in an argument which isn’t what you want at all.  It was until recently that I started to realize my role in all the arguments that I’ve gotten into over the years.  I’m one of those sneaky poor communicators.  I seem to be really great at communication until you see me in an argument, and I don’t get in arguments all that often, so its rare to see me at my worst.  Unfortunately for those closest to me, I really do have issues with communication when I’m passionate about things and I’m trying to communicate.

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