Kertrina Dauway was succeeding. People were listening. Doors were opening. Her voice was carrying farther. But underneath all of that, she was still doing work nobody in the audience could see. In our conversation, Kertrina talks about the little girl who learned early what it felt like to question her own worth, the faith that gave her somewhere to place what she couldn’t always explain, the responsibility of motherhood, and the strange reality of becoming more accomplished while still trying to become more whole. Then came the House of Blues, a stage she says she somehow knew was part of her future before the opportunity ever existed. What interested me wasn’t simply that she got there. It was what she had to understand about herself once she did.
Eventually, that understanding became You Can Live Again. But this episode isn’t about a slogan. It’s about what happens when faith, pain, purpose, success, and self-understanding all begin colliding inside one life. And when I asked Kertrina how she wanted to be remembered when all of this was over, her answer wasn’t about stages, titles, applause, or accomplishments. It was simple: that she helped them. That they were helped. Watch the full conversation on THE RUSH OUTROSPECTIVE | A Mastering the Art of Living Podcast. This one goes far beyond the woman people see.
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There are moments during a conversation when you realize you're no longer talking about a person's résumé. You're talking about the decisions that shaped their life.
That is where this conversation with Jo Hatchell led.
What struck me most wasn't simply the number of organizations she has served or the friendships she has built over the years. It was her perspective. Jo speaks with remarkable clarity about personal responsibility, forgiveness, friendship, service, and the quiet discipline of refusing to let yesterday dictate tomorrow. She doesn't present life as something that happens to us. She challenges us to consider what we choose to build from the experiences we've been given. That mindset has influenced every part of her journey, from investing in young people and charitable causes to creating communities where people genuinely care for one another.
This episode is filled with laughter, unforgettable stories, honest reflection, and timeless lessons that speak to anyone who has ever faced adversity, searched for purpose, or wrestled with how to move forward. If you've ever believed that our greatest legacy is measured by the lives we touch and the relationships we build, I think you'll find something worth thinking about in this conversation.
I hope you'll take some time to watch, and if it resonates with you, I'd appreciate your like, your comments, and your help sharing it with others.
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There was a sentence in my conversation with John Salerno that stayed with me. He talked about the firefighters, police officers, and first responders who entered the World Trade Center on September 11th knowing there was danger above them and people they did not know waiting somewhere inside. There was no guarantee of an ending. There was a job to do. John would later participate in rescue and recovery, lose friends and coworkers, and watch that mission eventually become something far different—saying goodbye.
Twenty-five years later, that distinction matters. September 11th is rightfully remembered for what was taken from this country, but embedded inside that terrible day were thousands of individual decisions to help another human being. John had already spent years in EMS, the NYPD, and the fire service, so he understood that instinct personally: somebody is hurt, somebody is trapped, somebody needs you, you move. Tomorrow, as America marks 25 years since 9/11, I want to honor the men and women who moved. The ones who came home. The ones who didn't. And the families who have carried both ever since.
Listen to my conversation with John Salerno and hear September 11th through the voice of a man who was part of the work that followed.
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