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A person I knew of but never met died yesterday. His name was Mike Hughes and he was an advertising legend.

He was the biggest reason why a small agency in Richmond Virginia became one of the most important agencies in the world.

People who knew him loved him. I admired him from afar as a real person who worked his butt off and created beautiful, amazing things.

At the beginning of this year Mike was told he had two weeks to live.  He listened to his doctors, heard their prognosis, and rejected it.

He had spent his life seeking out Joy. “Messy, unbalanced, unpredictable” joy, in his words.

He was hoping to get a little more time to enjoy just a bit more Joy. He must have done a lot of things right in his life. Because he got a little more time.  A little more joy.

Take a look and listen. See and hear what Joy looks like in the face of the worst fate of all.

Be inspired and pass it on.