My life as an heiress.

One of the more interesting questions I've gotten about why I do what I do came from a business man I know. Upon hearing of the scope of the iCREATE vision--which by year four I easily deliver with a mixture of matter-of-fact statements and unbridled passion--my friend asked me if I was "an heiress or something". I laughed and said "don't I wish?" and we moved on to the next phase of our conversation.

I thought about his question as I drove away and after being provided with quite a few meditative moments in traffic it occurred to me that in a way I was an heiress...but without the cash reserves.

On my mother's side, I'm 39th in descent from Lady Godiva and a wide range of revolutionary female ancestors who worked as abolitionists to get slaves out of the south, busted up bars with Carrie Nation and did things like chain themselves to the gates of City Hall to promote women's right to vote. Without a doubt I inherited my strength of vision and willingness to take action to promote that vision from that side of the family. On my dad's side, I've got the determination of the Scottish working class who persevered & survived against incredible odds to preserve a cultural identity. The Glendinning contribution had to do with a bit of thievery...in fact they were known as the horse thieves of Scotland which may be where I got my philosophy that it was sometimes necessary to break a few rules for the promotion of the greater good!

So, after a bit of thought, I guess that if my friend asked me the same question today I'd have to answer YES.

What I ask of you, dear reader, is what you've inherited...and how are you using these gifts to move the world forward?

rg