Thank you so much for writing about this Mike.  it is so easy to drift back to "business as usual".  I was living very close to NYC at the time and it didn't even feel like drifting - it felt like one day someone flipped a light switch.

As Erin so eloquently put it:  "They gave their lives. Shouldn’t we give the best our lives can bring?"

I think the seed for Random Acts of Leadership was planted that day- the idea that leadership is about everyday actions in our everyday lives.  I saw acts of leadership all around me and was struck by just how many were by the least likely people to speak up, step up and stand up.  Your post is fuel for me to keep on instigating.

Time to turn up the heat on myself though..  One place I am recommitting to contribute more is in the community in which I live.  I am not sure what that looks like just yet, but feel free to ask me about it and hold me to it.