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06/19/2026

06/18/2026

When A.I. demonstrates that our intelligence is not what makes us unique, it puts into starker relief the quality that does set us apart: our drive to grow, evolve and explore — not just outer but inner frontiers. Today, looking inward feels more urgent than ever.

Shortly after graduating from the University of Cambridge, I became a reluctant author, being convinced to write a book on the changing role of women. When that book became a surprise bestseller (with nobody more surprised than me), I got many offers to write other books or host television shows on similar subjects. They were lucrative, but I turned them all down. And at the time, I wasn’t sure exactly why I did (nor was my agent). But looking back, I can now see that I was tapping into that drive we all have — the drive to keep learning, growing, exploring and evolving.

It’s a drive that’s guided me for my entire career and my life, through events like the death of my first child, the death of my mother and the founding of my two startups.

Every turn in my life — the unexpected opportunities, the rejections, the successes and the failures — was pointing me toward the same truth: that our strongest drive is not just toward achievement and success, but toward understanding our deepest essence and becoming who we truly are.

You can read more in my piece for The New York Times’ Big Ideas series: https://bit.ly/4vjiVs9

06/18/2026

With Arianna Huffington – I just got recognized as one of their top fans! 🎉 Been a huge fan of hers and a reader of Huffpost for over a decade.

06/18/2026

A bet on Elon Musk’s rocketry firm is a bet on three things: that there is a great deal of money to be made in space; that a lot of it will be made in AI specifically; and that Mr Musk—who has structured things so that he retains complete control of the company—is the man to deliver it https://econ.st/4eqp8LL

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06/18/2026

Nusenda Credit Union and The University of New Mexico (UNM) celebrated the ribbon cutting of the newly named Nusenda Center for Financial Capability (NCFC), marking continued investment of a more than 40-year partnership dedicated to improving financial...

06/18/2026

06/18/2026

The right mentor can change the trajectory of your business.

Join us June 26 for our Fourth Friday Masterclass with Jennifer Vollbrecht, USMC veteran and founder of J Vollbrecht Consulting, to learn how mentorship, strategic partnerships, and strong networks can help you grow with purpose.

Open to all IVMF alumni and military-connected entrepreneurs. Register with the link in our comments!