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Friday’s Quote
"We all have limits. Almost no one reaches theirs. You definitely haven't." ~ Unknown Unknown nailed it again! If I asked you what are your limits, would you be able to define them for me? You might even ask me what "limits" I was talking about, and that would be a...
An Unexpected Friend
Let's talk about anger today. What was the last thing (person or event) that made you angry? Was it a stranger or someone close to you like a family member or a friend? Do you remember what made you angry? And how did you convey your anger—did you get visibly upset or...
Motivational Monday
Doug and I spent the last 5 days in Montreal. Neither of us have ever been. We were celebrating our 31st wedding anniversary—which is actually tomorrow. We did so many fun things from fine dining, to the subway trek out to the LaSalle region to bike, to visiting Notre...
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
Sunday night we drove up to Sleepy Hollow, New York to partake in a lantern-guided nighttime tour of the Sleepy Hollow Cemetery. It sounds rather morbid now that I put it into writing, but it was a Halloween thing and we thought it would be in the spirit of Halloween,...
Friday’s Quote
“The moment you doubt whether you can fly, you cease forever to be able to do it.” ~ Peter Pan It's Friday, so I can't think of a better person to quote than Peter Pan! He's all about not wanting to grow up and living a very playful life and also somewhat mischievous...
The Hamster Wheel
We, and by "we" I mean the world, talk a lot about our "best self." I Googled "best self" and I was not surprised to find these titles: The Complete Guide to Becoming Your Best Self, The Ultimate Guide: How To Become Your Best Self, Becoming Your Best Self is The...
Pulling Back The Curtain
Tomorrow, I will be at Princeton University, and this time my presentation will be about blindspots (no post tomorrow). You might not believe working on your blindspots is important, but ask any quarterback about his blindside and he'll tell you—it's really important!...
Friday’s Quote
"It may be hard for an egg to turn into a bird: it would be a jolly sight harder for it to learn to fly while remaining an egg. We are like eggs at present. And you cannot go on indefinitely being just an ordinary, decent egg. We must be hatched or go bad." ~ C.S....
Just One Thing
Last night, Bryson Stott hit a grand slam for the Philadelphia Phillies in a key wildcard playoff game to help the Phillies beat the Miami Marlins and move on to ultimately play the Atlanta Braves. It was a pretty exciting night in Philadelphia (and Hoboken, for that...
What Floor?
Doug and I got on the elevator in our building yesterday with a few of others. One, was a friend who was carrying a big box of dog food, and the other was a father and his little daughter, and she must have been about three and a half years old. The father politely...