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Celebrate what’s right with the world!

03.10.19 Insights + Inspiration

In a world littered with negativity, bad or sad news, it’s easy to focus on what’s wrong.

We challenge you to focus on what’s right…by changing your perspective.

Dewitt Jones – a National Geographic photographer – shares his perspective on vision, perception, and possibility.

Do the following activity:

  1. Take out your phone.
  2. Navigate to your photos.
  3. Make time to really browse and look at them – pause & reflect.
  4. If you’re with others, proceed to share & discuss the following questions.
Who or what is in the photos?

In Dewitt’s words, “What’s here to celebrate?” Faces of your children, grandchildren. Furry family. Everyday moments. Great memories of relaxing or adventurous vacations.

How do those photos make you feel?

Thankful? Appreciated? Loved? Choose that state – choose that possibility going forward today.

 

Change your lens

Dewitt’s philosophy centers around how our vision controls our perception, and our perception becomes our reality.

In a world littered with negativity, bad or sad news, he encourages us all to make time to focus on the light vs. the dark. Focus on the what’s right vs. what’s wrong.

The result?

Reframe. See your ordinary world through a different lens and be grateful!

  • Fill up with beauty and possibility.
  • Connect.
  • Be compassionate.
  • Embrace life.
  • Uncover & connect with your passion.
  • Fill yourself with energy, then lift each other up.

 

Watch Dewitt’s 2018 TEDx talk here:

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Honoring the Life and Legacy of Don M. Frick

A Defining Voice and Historian of Servant Leadership

The servant leadership community lost one of its most important and beloved voices on March 23, 2026. 

Don M. Frick was a creative teacher, an engaging storyteller, a dynamic speaker, and a gifted author. More than that, he was one of the world’s leading authorities on the life and work of Robert K. Greenleaf, the pioneer of servant leadership.

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Through his scholarship, teaching, and writing, Don helped ensure that Greenleaf’s ideas were not only preserved but deeply understood, carefully protected, and faithfully carried forward.

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Board Bios: Meet Jenna Wood

Jenna Wood values creating meaningful connections and building relationships in every area of her life. 

As a Financial Advisor with Edward Jones, she combines her love of learning with her passion for encouraging others, guiding clients through their financial journeys at every stage of life.

Jenna attended her first Sophia Partners program in 2025, where she immediately connected with the organization’s shared value of leading others through a heart of service.

That experience deepened her commitment to servant leadership and inspired her desire to help cultivate strong leaders in Fond du Lac County.

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From Goals to Growth: Navigating Change

With January wrapped up, did you have a chance to create your annual goals? 

If so, what method did you use?

(Still looking to start? Read our previous blog!)

One of the powerful things about creating goals and setting intentions is that you are in control of the changes you want to make. Goals give us direction, clarity, and a sense of purpose.

Change almost always happens, even when we have the best intentions of sticking to a plan.

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