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Can I Really Do This? – Day 2

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 […]

3 Key Questions To Ask If You Want To Make Things Happen

Making things happen, especially the big and important stuff, isn’t easy. The first thing that stops most of us is we are convinced we don’t really have the time, which was the seed that inspired me to write It Takes An Egg Timer, A Guide To Creating The Time For Your Life. I wanted to […]

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 […]