Wes Moore
Bestselling Author, Army Combat Veteran, Social Entrepreneur, and Chief Executive Officer of Robin Hood
The Work: My Search for a Life that Matters
The forthcoming follow-up to Wes Moore’s bestselling book The Other Wes Moore, The Work: My Search for a Life that Matters continues Wes’ remarkable quest to find a meaningful life, how to come alive as an adult, how to find the work he was meant to do. As he traced his life’s path – from the streets of Baltimore and the Bronx; a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford after 9/11; a combat officer in Afghanistan during the most intense years of fighting; a White House Fellow during the tumult of the late Bush years; an Obama organizer during that historic campaign; a Wall Street banker at the cusp of the financial crisis; and finally back home to Baltimore, working to revitalize the troubled city of his own youth – Wes Moore has had ample opportunity to survey the landscape of American opportunity, responsibility, duty and success.
The result is The Work, and in it Wes urges us to ask ourselves: If money weren’t a factor, what would you be inspired to do? When was the last time you enjoyed your work? Have you thought of the impact you could have rather than the profit you could make? Who do you most admire at your job and why? Do you feel fearless at work? When was the last time you were courageous? The Work explores the lives of change-makers who found deep meaning in their work and who offer him the lessons of grace in service. Wes concludes that our truest work happens when our personal talents and ambitions meet the needs of the world around us. It’s at that point of intersection – between our gifts and our struggling world – that we find the work of our lives, the work that lasts.
Upcoming Events
Year of the Monkey: An Evening with Patti Smith
Patti Smith
Writer, performer, and visual artist
Evanston Township High School Auditorium
Live streaming video of this event will be available, beginning at 7:00 PM, on the ETHS Wildkits YouTube Live Stream channel.
Special thanks to DJ Jeff Pazen for pre- and post-event music!
The Power of Human: How Our Shared Humanity Can Help Us Create a Better World
Adam Waytz, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Management and Organizations at Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management.
North Shore Country Day School Auditorium
The Great Juggling Act: Balancing Life as a Parent
Julie Morgenstern
Time-management and productivity specialist, and author of Organizing from the Inside Out, Never Check Email in the Morning, SHED Your Stuff, Change Your Life, and the brand-new Time to Parent: Organizing Your Life to Bring Out the Best in Your Child and You
New Trier High School, Northfield Campus, Cornog Auditorium