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Motivational Monday!
Motivational Monday! For Christmas, my children gave me the most thoughtful gift—this hydroponic garden. I love gardening and they knew that gardening was no longer an option for me now that I am living in an apartment in a city. Our first "harvest" will be basil,...
Friday’s Quote
"A sign of character is consistently choosing to be kinder than necessary." ~ Adam Grant We are going to turn this quote on it's head! I don't believe it is as straight forward as it may seem, or it is, and we are simply going to dig deeper. You may be reading...
Giddy Up!
I am currently reading The Laws of Human Nature by Robert Greene. It's a very in-depth look at how we behave the way we do and why. It's incredibly interesting and also a bit unsettling—we aren't all that we believe we are cracked up to be! Greene shared a metaphor...
An Angry Mob. Really?
I got scolded the other day by my dear friend, Ron. He wanted to know why I made my Motivational Monday post about a dumb garden in Hoboken when, just hours before, the Philadelphia Eagles secured a spot in the Super Bowl? OK, valid point. I deserved that...
Happy or Not?
Yesterday, I was listening to a podcast about happiness. Actually, it was a podcast about how we rob ourselves of our own happiness and we don't even see ourselves doing it! Everyone wants to be happy, right? If I could tell you how to be even happier, would you want...
Motivational Monday!
Motivational Monday! Doug and I went for a long walk yesterday morning around Hoboken. As we were making our way home up one of the side streets, I saw this sad little garden. Now at first glance, it might be sad because it's the dead of winter, nothing is really...
Friday’s Quote
"Good decisions come from experience. Experience comes from making bad decisions." ~ Mark Twain Truer words were never spoken! Everyone always wants to make good decisions, but that isn't always possible. I don't think anyone intentionally makes a bad decision,...
Family First
Yesterday, I saw a post from a friend. His son recently landed an amazing new job. He wrote, "Proud Poppa alert," and end with his signature, "Family first, always." Good message, right? Later that same day, I read an article in Inc. Magazine about maintaining...
A (Really) High Price To Pay
On February 7th, I will be talking about confidence in my Leadership Masterclass. As I was going over my slide presentation yesterday, I had a moment of reflection. Although the majority of this one-hour class will be about ways in which we can increase our...
Mr. Irrelevant
Years ago, if your memory serves you well, I wrote about 'Mr. Irrelevant.' Mr. Irrelevant is the player selected last in the NFL draft, which in 2022 was the 262nd pick. The "winner" of Mr. Irrelevant that year was Brock Purdy. He was selected by the San...