What You (And Every Insurance Team Member) Should Do On MLK Day

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​Today, in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., I encourage you to add action to remembrance. Action in your agency. Action in the insurance industry. Action.​But what does that mean?Dr. King often spoke of taking the step you can take. It's not always about moving the biggest mountain; it's about taking the step you can. To keep moving.So today, take a step. One step towards raising someone up in your agency or drawing someone new into this great industry. To building your understanding of what others face so you can be a better teammate or leader. To reflect on roadblocks that may exist in your…

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Big I NY’s Good Thoughts: Honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

​By Sue Keegan , AIC, MBA, Learning & Development Manager​Big I NY is honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. today with music, articles, and reflection.​Start Your Monday With 10 Songs in Honor of Dr. KingUp to the MountainA Change is Gonna Come​​​​The OriginalA Cover​A Letter Started It AllThe Song That Comforted Millions There's a listen option along with the text.Mahalia Jackson's Version10 Years This Summer - The Stone of Hope​Source

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On Our Mind…Opening Our Minds

​By Sue Keegan , AIC, MBA, Learning & Development Manager I ordered a book last week that was recommended to our Inclusion Task Force by Eileen Frank. It's written by Ron Chernow who I'm sure you all recognize as the author of Alexander Hamilton.   The book I ordered is Grant, and I want to read it because I don't know enough about things I should know a lot about, mainly the history in our country of suppressing the enfranchisement of Black people. I am not a history buff, a history nut, or a lover of the history genre, but I'm going to put that all behind me and get…

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