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Awhile back, on the subway, I ran into a former colleague from my Sony Music days. It was good to see her again, and we spent the next few stops chatting about what we’d been doing lately. We’d last seen each other a few years before at the “Farewell to All That” going away soiree…
When we hear that expression, “grace under fire” it evokes images of resiliency, the ability to withstand extreme stress while remaining calm. In fact, “Never let ‘em see you sweat“was the tagline of a popular TV commercial. The underlying thought was to avoid demanding or strained situations at all costs. And then, when you can’t…
One of my sister-friends has become noticeably lighter and freer lately. When I asked her about it, she said that she had decided to forgive her ex-husband for all the things she was holding against him. They’d been divorced for years, but she could never talk about him without cussing, so this was huge. There…
If there is one thing we try to avoid at all costs its failure. Messing up and looking bad is the worst combination in the world, second only to being loud and wrong. That’s unfortunate, because failing is one of life’s most potent gifts. Remember, when we succeed, we tend to celebrate and when we…
If you live in one of what we coastal big city elitists call the flyover states, then you are probably intimately familiar with the 4H Clubs. All I know about them is what I’ve seen in movies having something to do with young people raising farm animals and leading a wholesome, countrified outdoorsy kinda life. …
Scene: Narrator opens (dramatic organ music in the background): “In our last installment, our intrepid journey agent embarked on the path of Fierce Conversations. She had the steps down pat. The list of her pending fierce conversation recipients held firmly in her sweaty, trembling hand. The deal with her coach was one a day for…
If you’re a movie buff you might recognize the title of this blog as the name of the book written by the character Hubbell Gardiner in the movie The Way We Were. Robert Redford played Hubbell, all golden blond, young, athletic and almost unbearably handsome. He was the gorgeous goyem guy to Barbra Streisand’s Katie…
Every once in a while and not often enough, Gustavo comes over to give me a massage. He brings his whole spa on wheels–portable massage table, heating pad, sheet, towel, cushions for the head and knees, mini music player, creams and two of the most powerful hands in the business. So there we are, hard…
Ever feel that you’re just not smart enough? Something comes up in your business, or your child brings home some math homework that looks like intergalactic code, or the project you’ve been assigned literally transcends the bounds of your reason or comprehension. You think everybody can see through your calm and knowing façade to the…
This year three of my girlfriends buried their mothers. When you lose a parent, it feels like the roof has been taken off your house and you are alone and unprotected against the elements. This was the second parent for all of them, and so the feeling of being exposed to the wind and sky…