Postcards
Power Point: Wish for broader shoulders
April 9, 2009: 6:30 PM ET"There's an expression that I like that I always use: 'Don't wish for a lighter load, wish for broader shoulders.' I see a lot of broader shoulders these days. People are really working on the delts, you know?"
--Michael J. Fox on Larry King Live Thursday. Fox, who was diagnosed with Parkinson's in 1991, has written his second book, Always Looking Up, which explores the nature of optimism. Fox says that when the going gets tough, "I think it's exactly in those times when our optimism kicks in highest gear." He's proved his point. Despite his health challenges, Fox is an eternal optimist: "It's just the way I look at life." --Jessica Shambora
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Power Point: Think ahead, for your health
"It's essential for anyone who cares about medical research and health care to begin thinking about the world five years from now -- not just the world today. Steps should be taken to leverage this movement -- to allocate our capital, both financial and intellectual, for maximum impact in the drive toward cures."
--Katie Hood, CEO of the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research (MJFF). Hood's words are a rallying MORE
Jessica Shambora, Writer-Reporter - Sep 19, 2008 7:34 PM ET
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Fortune senior editor at large Pattie Sellers has written some of Fortune's most talked-about cover stories, including "Marissa Mayer: Ready to Rumble at Yahoo," "Oprah's Next Act," "Can Meg Whitman Save California?" "The $100 Billion Woman" (Melinda Gates), and "Remodeling Martha" (Martha Stewart). She has helped oversee Fortune's "Most Powerful Women in Business" package every year since its launch in 1998. Pattie is Executive Director of the Fortune Most Powerful Women Summit, the preeminent gathering of women leaders in business and beyond. She oversees MPW programs that enable women leaders to extend their influence and empower the next generation—such as Fortune MPW Entrepreneurs and the Fortune-U.S. State Department Global Women Leaders Mentoring Partnership. Beyond her Fortune duties, she is also developing Live Content across Time Inc. Pattie grew up in Allentown, PA, graduated from the University of Virginia, and started at Fortune in 1984. Her blog, Postcards, is about how power players lead, manage others, and navigate their careers.
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