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Entrepreneur

2009

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How A Plane Crash Changed My Life, Ted Leonsis, Miles K. Davis Jan 2009

How A Plane Crash Changed My Life, Ted Leonsis, Miles K. Davis

New England Journal of Entrepreneurship

In 1983 Ted Leonsis survived a crash landing of a plane he was on.This fateful event proved to be a pivotal point in his life. One of the byproducts of that near-death experiences is Leonsis’ list of 101 things to do before he died—a "bucket list” before the movie of that title came out. Leonsis has managed to accomplish more than two-thirds of the things on his list including owning a sports franchise (the Washington Capitals), changing someone’s life via a charity, sailing the Caribbean, and being on the cover of a magazine. As impressive as these accomplishments are, they …