I’m a little terrified. Here it is day 2 and it’s hitting me that I have committed to this experiment – publicly. Which means there is no turning back. Oh yes – I could turn back. Dump this whole idea here and now but that is not how I roll. As a rule I follow […]
French Women’s Secrets To Using Technology
I first met Jamie Cat Callan back in my corporate days. I had signed up for a Saturday writing workshop she was teaching at NYU. She incorporated a lot of great exercises into what would later become The Writer’s Toolbox. Miraculously, that day she got me writing. Just as much of a miracle, Jamie told […]
Somewhere
Today was my friend Joe’s birthday. At least it used to be. Joe passed after a long and arduous battle with cancer last Fourth of July. He never liked to do anything in a small way so it seemed fitting that the day he chose to leave this world was one in which he […]
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 […]
How To Stop Wasting Time Worrying
I come from a long line of worriers. Part genetic (my mother) and part cultural (being Greek). I grew up surrounded by people who considered it an art form, complete with a set of worry beads to hold while performing their craft. My grandfather would sit in his recliner for hours, his thumb moving the […]
The Practice of Gratitude
I believe in the practice of gratitude. I believe if you don’t make time to acknowledge what you have, you’re never going to make room for all that you would like. Which is pretty contradictory to the Greek superstition I grew up with where you were encouraged not to acknowledge your good fortune. The folklore […]
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