In his role as a senior scholar, Finley served as a mentor, presenter and facilitator. I was able to interact more with colleagues and had the opportunity to give a presentation, which I really had fun with because it gave me a platform to extol the virtues of running. While running and engineering education may not seem related at first glance, Finley said that it is important to have balance in your life, to have something you do, whether it is running, painting, reading or skydiving, that gives you the space and time to be reflective. Striking a balance between your professional life and personal life is essential. I and some of the others ran five miles along the foothills around Stanford.
Balance is a good thing.
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