It’s probably not surprising that I enjoy a very well-done inspiration speech. Certain people who truly have the gift - whether by virtue of being blessed by the gods of Olympus from birth or through, careful, meticulous practice over time – really capture my attention. The ability to move inspire people to do more and be [...]
Apr 1
It’s a pretty common refrain to speak of taking a step back to make two steps forward. It’s not a bad thought – every now and again we probably need to take stock, reset where we are on something in our lives and then let that step back lead to even better progress than when we started. [...]
It’s a lovely day here in New England… well, I mean it’s lovely if you look past the massive power outages, electrical wires draped across road, trees smashing into cars and the prospect of no electricity for up to week. But beyond all that, it’s a lovely day in… October. I need to re-check my [...]
People who lift weights… I mean really lift weights… tend to get viewed through a certain lens by a large bulk of society. Muscle = moron in a lot of contexts. You need look no further than your average Planet Fitness commercial. It’s as if there is an inversely proportionate relationship between size and smarts. [...]
I’m not sure if it’s El Nino or global warming or the Winter or some mysterious cosmic force only foretold of by Dionne Warwick and the Psychic Friends Hotline, but toxic people have been on my mind. Some of these have been people I have had the dubious pleasure of interacting with, but more often [...]
Jan 26
The company for which I work frames several of its most important core values in its Code of Ethics. It’s something I genuinely appreciate about where I work because it’s something that’s taken seriously and in my current job, it’s my role to support those values and ensure they are not compromised. As part of [...]
I’ve mentioned before that a lot of friends, family and co-workers will ask me variations of the question “How can I get into better shape/health?” It’s pretty much the most popular question I get… you know, besides “Do they sell elite-level handsomeness like yours in a bottle? Because I would totally buy that.” The answer [...]
Jan 14
I have a list of things I wish I would do (or do more often), not unlike many people. It’s a fairly simple list: Date Scarlett Johannsen; Demand recognition of my rightful claim to the Polish monarchy; and Devote more time to thinking and reflecting. The first one got screwed up by the allegedly dreamy [...]
Jan 3
Could you do it? Up and walk away from everything in your life that your family and friends may associate with who you are? Your job, money, status and prestige? What would it take? This is what Jonathan Fields, author of the book Career Renegade: How to Make a Great Living Doing What You Love went [...]
Politics. Religion. Beef-lovers vs. vegans. The notion that anyone is a better James Bond than Sean Connery. In my life, I’ve found certain topics to always engender impassioned debate and are considered taboo in some polite circles. The other topic? New Year’s resolutions. People are all over the map on these and whether they are [...]
