Amassing A Lifetime of Resolutionary Knowing

Through a book endorsement by Stephen Covey and work with clients, Stewart Levine shares his story of becoming a Resolutionary

Stewart Levine’s calling began at a young age. Instinctively and almost constantly, he acted as a natural buffer between his mother and father, friends and in group activities. He often found himself the voice of reason, when others would listen.

Much later, as a second-year law student, Stewart gained experience working for a poverty Law Clinic. Stewart shares, “At the start of the semester, I was given 15 cases. With them came the expectation they would keep me busy for 15 weeks. Three weeks later, I went back to the head of the program as I needed new cases.

The team looked at me with expressed incredulity! They asked me; What did I do? How did you do that? I said I had resolved them by reading through the files to understand what would be fair to everyone. I then made phone calls, and everyone agreed to the suggestions.

It was then I had an inkling that this was my identity.”

Over the following ten years, Stewart became a regular lawyer, yet he never felt comfortable. “It was an instructive time for me. Then one day, I became aware that I did not need to do this anymore. My real roots, of who I am, is someone who takes care of resolving…