When you look around at what life has dealt so many people, it’s difficult not to feel RICH. I just finished speaking to participants at the Melanoma Research Foundation volunteer training weekend in Chicago. I’ve met so many people who have been impacted by Melanoma. Some are living with it’s cloud around them daily. Some struggle with low energy due to medication and chemo; others are reminded each day of the waging war with visible scars from an aggressive cancer with no cure.  These people are my hero’s and they are making the lives of others more rich with their giving. In the last twenty-four hours, I have heard about golf tournaments, comedy nights, walks, runs, nights runs, raffles, musical events and other ways people touched by melanoma are raising money and awareness. It’s rekindled a desire I have to use a foundation I serve to make an even bigger difference.

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August is an important month on the calendar for many. It marks back to school for students. It signals the end of summer. The days are starting to get shorter and fall is creeping up on us. It also happens to be the 20th anniversary of starting my business full time and it marks the anniversary of the death of my grandmother Richardson who died five years ago this month. I’ve been thinking a lot about her and the legacy she left and I’ll be posting her story soon. I hope it will inspire you to think about the people in your life who have created a legacy and who made a difference to you.