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My Tribe Of Origin

Mom, Dad, me and my brother. I grew up in a tribe. The nucleus of my tribe was my father and mother and brother but it extended far beyond the four of us. Mom was one of seven children and Dad one of five. This tribe I was born into included their siblings, their […]

What I Don’t Do Enough Of

There are a lot of things I do not do enough of. I don’t exercise enough. I don’t pick up the phone enough to call my friends as much as I text or email. I don’t visit museums enough. Most importantly I don’t write and read enough. The definition of enough is nebulous – “as […]

How YOU Fascinate

I became a fan of Sally Hogshead in 2011 after reading her book, Fascinate – the 7 Triggers to Fascination and Captivation. The premise of her work is that in an overcrowded, 24/7 world our ability to fascinate translates into our ability to influence – whether we are talking about our products or our personal brand. […]

What I Learn From Teaching Graduate Students

When someone asks me why I teach my first answer is because I genuinely enjoy it. No one should ever teach if they don’t. It’s not the kind of job you can call it in when you aren’t up to it. If you’re good at what you do, you have to bring your whole self […]

What I Learned When The Room Started Spinning

I haven’t posted a new blog in a couple of weeks. It’s rare but when that happens it causes me angst. I preach consistency in content creation. And I get mad at myself when I don’t walk the walk. But this time I had my reasons. For starters I have been running a full schedule and working on […]

My Green-Eyed Monster

Here I sit with no shortage of topics to write about or projects to delve into. It is snowing outside with no signs of letting up until early tomorrow morning – or so says the weather report. Which should mean that cozy in the confines of my home/office this should be a very productive day. […]