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This year’s one big resolution will be in the form of a personal mission statement: “Help others find happiness by inspiring, entertaining and modeling my own advice.” I have a list of goals that fit under this umbrella, and I’ve posted this new high level mission statement in my home office as a daily reminder. So…
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2012 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: 4,329 films were submitted to the 2012 Cannes Film Festival. This blog had 22,000 views in 2012. If each view were a film, this blog would power 5 Film Festivals Click here to see the complete report.
I just posted my last “ad” for Getting to the Point, enticing anyone with an Amazon gift card to buy one for themselves or someone they love before the end of the year. I published this collection of autobiographical parables at the beginning of 2012, to raise more money for MMRF cancer research. Thanks to…
Some of you have asked to be updated on my training for my first triathlon in April. Maybe it’s a little like watching a white rat in a laboratory maze, wondering with fascination if he’s going to get the cheese or not. Or maybe you’re thinking of trying a tri yourself, or you just want…
I’m going to burst if I don’t write this right now. If you’ve heard enough about the senseless tragedy in Newtown, CT, go ahead and change the channel. However, if you are wondering like me what you could possibly do to prevent another incident like this, please read on. I need your input at the…
I just read a friend’s opinion on the purpose of Facebook, and it got me thinking. Facebook’s stated mission is “To make the world more open and connected.” Is that what it’s doing for you – connecting you and opening you up? As an amateur social scientist, I find Facebook fascinating. And it has fulfilled…
Sometimes I get disappointed in myself. I don’t improve fast enough in my training. I do dumb things that cause injuries which slow me down. I don’t reach all the goals I set when I want to reach them. These are all great reasons to just give up on athletic challenges and chill out on…
Wait, let me rephrase that. I can’t swim… yet. I’m standing in the dark in a full wetsuit at 6:00am, staring down at my outdoor pool. It’s a chilly November morning and my bare toes are curled over the edge of the cold concrete. I’m shaking out my arms nervously and asking myself “Am I…
A colleague asked me how to get a word in edgewise when a group won’t shut up, even for a second. It happens in business, and sometimes at parties… so many people who are anxious to share their point of view and don’t mind being loud and aggressively dominating the discussion. I have one trick…
In his speech to the fundraising volunteers the night before the Chicago marathon, my brother Jeff offered this bit of wisdom that really stuck with me. He said “The best thing you can do for a friend or family member who is struggling with their health is to ask them what they miss being able…