Gratitude...Compassion...Love...Patience...Self-Respect...Humility. Six words to recite each morning. Six words to live by from man who's lived a half dozen lives...a doctor, lawyer, ethics mediator, husband, father, Princeton man. He acknowledges that his words aren't necessarily your words, or even the right words, but in listening to his story you'll hear each one ringing true.

This is the story of Dr. David Meyerberg, a man who, in the 1980s, helped pioneer the field of neonatal care and, in turn, save countless families the heartache of unnecessary loss. A man who then turned his sights to ethics in the field and supported colleagues with compassion, and finally to the law, bringing real, practical experience to the last leg of a 'three-legged stool.' Incredible.

Liz called Dr. Meyerberg, a man whose name she knew from Linsly and Princeton networks, at the request of one of her students, his son Jonah. In doing so, she found the first walker she didn't already know. Thirty-nine walks with friends, family, colleagues, students, and boy, did she find a good one for 40.

And while we're talking numbers, we're in the home stretch of this project originally called '50 Walks'. So be on the lookout for some special bonus episodes, pieces of flair, giveaways, and whatever else we can cook up to mark the occasion. But first and foremost, listen, read, catch up, and keep walking.

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Sarah Tucker is a force. She's an impact maker to the highest degree. A dedicated public servant who has spent years navigating political minefields and coming out the other side as a trusted voice pushing for yeses in a room much more known for nos. When Dr. Tucker, the Chancellor of the Higher Education Policy Commission in West Virginia, finds a problem, particularly a problem for the students she is called to serve, she doesn't shrug it off as an unfortunate part of life. She and her team find a solution. It's not always the right fix. It doesn't always last. But the state, and the kids within, are lucky to find her when they go looking for help.
That dedication - the protectiveness that has made her such an effective educational leader - also permeates into her personal life. You'll find in this Walk a couple of professional parents, in different stages of motherhood, perpetually learning to balance the work they love with the ones they love a whole lot more. The 24-hour-a-day, nose-to-the-grindstone priority shift. You'll hear the ebbing and flowing of impostor syndrome, the grief of loss and the impact it has on future decisions, the uncertainty of the next step with July 1 always on the horizon...and the joy of coming home.
What a walk. Thanks, Dr. Tucker.
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When Ed Lando enters your orbit, whether as a trusted teenage safety net or a friend heading for a walk, he is locked in. He is presence in every sense of the word. He's looking you in the eye...direct, decisive, and warm. And he's ready to talk. Such was the man who walked for more than an hour, speaking to philosophies of business that more than doubled as philosophies of life and certainly carried more depth than their base mantra of 'keep it simple.'

Ed spoke about his key pillars of leadership: sincerity and trust, but also adds a bit of faith in the future and agency in the present to reinforce those beliefs. These are evident in this discussion and any other you may be lucky enough to have with the man. Call it ego ('there's a difference between ego and arrogance') or faith ('it's going to work out in the end'), but he believes in his...your...everyone's ability to make it work ('and if it's unworkable, then fix that') through positive actions based on two small words.

Not much simpler than that. Thanks for the Walk, Ed.

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