Susannah Fox

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Now: January 2018

Now: January 2018

This is my public declaration of priorities.

Put another way, it’s my answer to “What are you doing now?”

Ted Eytan inspired me to create this page and he, in turn, was inspired by Derek Sivers.

Work:

My #1 priority right now is to change the world so that everyone understands – and knows how to access – peer health advice and the power we can draw from communities. Here’s a video to explain what I mean:

I’m working with organizations that share a piece of this mission: Cambia Health Solutions, Hope for Henry, Atlas of Caregiving, and HopeLab. I’m exploring other ways to expand this portfolio of work as I recenter and reset for 2018.

Personal:

My dad, George Fox, passed away from melanoma in December. I am just now starting to understand the impact of Dad’s legacy, including the very difficult last six months, on my extended family and on my own life. I will probably share some of the lessons learned on my blog, so stay tuned.

Current reading list: 

  • Mountains Beyond Mountains: The Quest of Dr. Paul Farmer, A Man Who Would Cure the World, by Tracy Kidder (learning more about Haiti and how one person can change the trajectory of a community)
  • Younger Next Year: Live Strong, Fit, and Sexy — Until You’re 80 and Beyond, by Chris Crowley and Henry S. Lodge, MD (has an embarrassingly hot pink cover but it is packed with excellent, evidence-based advice such as the recommendation of aerobic exercise six days a week. Key quote: “You do have to age but you don’t have to rot.”)
  • Warren Buffet’s letters to shareholders (inspiration for my own look back at 2017’s wins and losses. I created not only a financial review but an impact review for myself, which I shared in a blog post.)
  • “We Studied 100 Mentor-Mentee Matches: Here’s What Makes Mentorship Work” by First Round (I am part of a peer mentor group and I love to help community colleagues. This is the best advice I’ve seen about how to structure a useful relationship with or as an advisor, whether long- or short-term.)
  • “The four elements of entrepreneurship” by Seth Godin (and really, everything he posts to his blog)

I captured this “Don’t Stop Believing” image while visiting the campus of Wesleyan University last spring for my 25th reunion.

Past Now pages: December 2017; November 2017; September 2017.