Success left me hollow inside.
Some 15 years ago, I was interviewed for a job by then-congressman-now-US Senator Chuck Schumer who was very intrigued by my large family. He asked me the names of my 8 siblings, where they lived,...
View ArticlePlay your heart out. With or without the ukulele.
I’ve watched this video like 50 times since seeing it on my daughter’s Facebook page. Here’s this adorable kid maybe 4 or 5 years old singing his heart out and playing the heck out of his ukelele. And...
View ArticleYou can have it all. First, define ALL.
Just reading the recent commentary on women and having it ALL. Work, family, me time etc. Most folks agree with Ross Douthat in the NY Times reaction to Anne-Marie Slaughter’s long Atlantic essay on...
View ArticleThings always look better from far away.
Every successful endeavor begins with a vision – a picture of where you want to be. It is rarely in focus and never the same picture and the beginning as it is at the end. This envisioning requires you...
View ArticleLivin’ in the graveyard
I saw the documentary Ballin’ in the Graveyard at the Spectrum this weekend. What an amazing film and it’s hard to believe I actually know the two talented men, Paul Kentoffio and Basil Anastassiou,...
View ArticleThanks BRUCE for your humanity and allowing me to embrace mine more fully.
Talk about success in the face of obstacles. Megastar, Bruce Springsteen, who’s energy and enthusiasm could power a mid west black out for at least several hours, who can get your grandma up a...
View ArticleToo much stuff wastes your time
OK. AIN’T THIS THE ABSOLUTE TRUTH? From CBS MoneyWatch One of the most fascinating books to come out this summer is a photograph-heavy academic tome called “Life at Home in the Twenty-First Century.”...
View ArticleSuccess in a swimsuit. Happy birthday Diana Nyad!
Endurance swimmer Diana Nyad said she was disappointed that her 4th attempt to swim from Cuba to Florida did not work out. Fighting fatigue, pain, hunger, circling sharks and a bumper crop of...
View ArticleDo Jerks Make Better Leaders?
After years in the world of business and the Legislative communications, I have worked for my fair share of jerks – and while they seemed dysfunctional (at best) they still managed to secure leadership...
View ArticleCravings, Food, and God?
She sits in my car or across the table or on the other end of the phone miles away. She’s crying, or screaming or dead silent. She is unhappy. Her work is unfulfilling or boring or stressful or...
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