This week's Pep Talk Blog: "Lesson from a First Lady"

As she walked gracefully toward the lighted stage that was her destination, I sat there wondering, "What is former first lady Laura Bush going to say to more than 19,000 gathered for a "Get Motivated" seminar?

She stood behind a podium and, unlike the other speakers, read from prepared notes. She talked about the criticism of her husband's presidency, calling it "the sacred music of democracy." She also talked about September 11, 2001. Sadness over lives lost and fear running rampant. Bush tal...