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The Pop Star In You
I went for a walk yesterday to get some exercise. As I headed up Washington Street, the bustling main artery of Hoboken where the majority of businesses are located, a random sign caught my eye—and I wish I had taken a picture of it. It was a very basic A-frame sign...
Motivational Monday!
I'm currently reading The Success System That Never Fails by W. Clement Stone. I'm not sure exactly when this book was written because it has a very old feel, but Stone died in 2002 at the age of 100. This book is filled with many pearls of wisdom, but it also has a...
Who Built The Fence?
When we were out in Malibu, we went on this hike that was up on the cliffs along the beach. It was a really narrow and sandy path up to the rocky summit and, ultimately, the vista. The signage along the trail was unambiguous and stern in explaining how fragile this...
The Problem and the Solution
Last night, on my Leadership Masterclass, we discussed the ego with our guest speaker, Gary Celli. What I learned was that the ego is something we need to keep in check every day and not in the ways you might think. We think of ego looking like the captain of the...
What Are You Saying?
A few weeks ago I was in Rhode Island working with a client and his team on building out core values. I love presenting this workshop because the journey to the values for any team is arguably more important then landing on the values themselves. There's so much rich...
Motivational Monday!
Last week, I was in Malibu, California for a 2-day board meeting/retreat. We all meet in person two times a year—once in Camden, NJ and once in Malibu, CA. The attendees include the board, the executive directors of the various sites, and the current...
Friday’s Quote
"Do you want to do this thing? Sit down and do it." ~ Ann Patchett Well one doesn't get much more blunt than that, huh? I hear a lot of people, myself included, speak of what they want as well as what they don't want. More often than not, the answer is simply, "sit...
6 Seconds
I was talking with a client yesterday about fear—and I'll be having the same conversation today with myself, btw. She said she was afraid and I asked her, "Of what exactly?" Facing fear head on, as we have discussed in the past, is a really important part to...
Motivational Monday!
Yesterday afternoon, around 4 pm, we realized we needed to walk the dogs. It had been a rather dreary weekend with lots and lots of rain, so walking the dogs wasn't anything we were looking forward to doing. We also didn't have a choice, so we saddled up the dogs (and...
Friday’s Quote
"You are the author of your own story. If you don't like where this chapter is going, it's ok to start a new one." ~Unknown Your story and my story are different, but we are both living a story. And like any good book, sometimes we are so engrossed and fascinated that...