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Planning In An Agile World

I’ve always been a planner. At times to the point of obsession. But the older I get, the less crazy I make myself about it. I know that no matter how hard you try you cannot and will not control everything. Things will happen that no one expected. And they often get in the way […]

The Real Reason It Won’t Work

If you have ever tried something new and different, gone off on an unconventional path, endeavored to make a difference in something, big or small, you’ll notice one recurring theme. Most people won’t tell you why it will work. They’ll tell you why it won’t.They’ll say something like: It’s too soon It’s too late It’s too big […]

25 Lessons I Learned From My Bout With The Flu

I don’t get sick very often. I eat well, lots of fruits and vegetables, make sure I do not forsake the proteins, drink alcohol moderately (most days), exercise (a lot) and consume enormous amounts of water on a regular basis. I haven’t been to a doctor for anything but a routine checkup in over a […]

5 Things You Should Know Before You Write Those New Year’s Resolutions

I love a clean sheet of paper. I love to make lists. I love to commit to writing what I want to change up in my life. I think it is a great and necessary first step to making it happen. So you would think I would be a big fan of New Year’s Resolutions. […]

The Day The World Did Not End

The first time I heard the world was scheduled to end I was thirteen. I had just met a Jehovah’s Witness. Up until then my world according to religion was divided amongst my own Greek Orthodox family, the Jews who were predominant in my neighborhood and the Catholics who went to Our Lady of Snows. […]