The sun will reach its nadir today at 3:47 PM EST, in the northern hemisphere, as we procrastinators will be out doing our last minute shopping. We begin our 6-month journey back to the fullness of sunlight and the warmth of the summertime, in just a few hours. It’s no wonder that we are built […]
The Season of Lights Read More »
I was down in Miami Beach last week for a conference with 60 or so Family Office leaders discussing ways to strengthen family bonds, help the next generation of leaders assume responsibilities, and examine investment opportunities for those wealthy families. I also took time to walk the beach, photograph some sunrises, and enjoy dining al
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Eighty-one years ago, my yet-to-be mom was getting a birthday party organized for my yet-to-be dad. He was 24 years old that day. By 2 PM, everyone was planning to still come, but the mood had become quite somber. It was the day Pearl Harbor was attacked and the US was brought into World War
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I’m working on a new website with a new logo and name (what is he changing his website name to, you may ask?) This will be the 5th major revision to my website during my 12 years in this latest iteration of an incredible career (University professor, clinical psychologist, entrepreneur, small business owner, corporate health
(This Resilient Wednesday is a condensed version of an op-ed I wrote, and which was published by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette last year) Thanksgiving is the most psychologically powerful holiday we celebrate as a nation as we recognize and express gratitude for the blessings in our lives. Since the first Thanksgiving, this time represents a way
Making Gratitudes Real Read More »
As a young man, I was always wardrobe challenged. I could not put together the right colors or clothes combinations. One day, for my birthday, our teenage son Ken, who had his mother’s artistic quality, secretly went into my closet, and sewed tiny pieces of different color threads into my shirts, pants, ties (when we
The Quest for Blue Read More »
My music teacher fired me last week. You may remember that I began taking voice and piano lessons earlier this year and progress has been good on the voice side and just okay on the piano side. We’ve worked on several interesting pieces of music, and I did a performance solo of You Shall Go
I caught up with a former client, who we will name Peter, recently and I went out to visit his new offices. His business is doing great. They’ve grown to 4 locations, expanded their client base, added 50% more staff from before the Pandemic, increased revenues, and successfully navigated “return to work” strategies. He shared
It probably won’t surprise anyone to find out that in a recent survey by the American Psychological Association, 57% of Americans reported that our current political landscape stressed them. And election time is right around the corner. This year’s “off-year election” doesn’t seem to hold as much angst as recent elections, but every election has
It’s That Time of Year! No, Not That Time… Read More »
I facilitated a session with members of the Women’s Presidents Organization the other day with my colleague, Michael Couch. The topic of conversation was how workplace culture and leadership address the complex issues of post-pandemic recovery. Most of these business owners, as we hear from many clients, continue to deal with issues of recruitment, hybrid
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