Our Marketing Manager, Jon Crim, sent me this video made by the nurses and staff of Middlesex Hospital. I can only imagine how difficult it might have been for the group to all get together to shoot this video in real time, but it's cool to see the personalities of the people shine through. Although …
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What a great week this is starting off to be! It's our 5 year anniversary for TakeLessons. Here's a short note I shared with the team: ————— Hi team, I walked in the office today greeted by streamers and giant balloons. It's our 5 year birthday! While we got started building out the site earlier …
Reading “Enchantment” by Guy Kawasaki. Overall, it’s a practical book that reminds you of the simple things you must do to win friends and influence people Love this line from his chapter on overdelivering on your promises: “Whenever you can, set a goal that you’re 120 percent sure you can get done in 80 percent …
Thanks to my team for taking the initiative and making gifts like this happen. As a CEO, it’s really cool when your team runs ahead and gets things done without you even knowing about it. That rocks. Good sign we’re growing up.
My friend Dalia sent me this. I thought it was a good analogy on deciding to spend time on things that matter. It reminded me of a saying (not sure who said it): "Never get stuck in the thick of thin things" A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front …
I routinely like fixing a martini and writing about philosophy and what I'm experiencing in life at that moment. It helps me stay clear and focused on the bigger picture. It helps me not get caught in the 'thick of thin things'. I was looking through a few old notes and I fould this posting …
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I'm working on simplifying my life. Less overhead. Less stress. Better health. Smarter brain. etc. When I was in Amsterdam last year, I was thinking about designing my life in conjunction to letting life happen. I wanted to plan it and give it direction, yet allow for the beauty of serendipity. I wanted to find …
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I I'm a big fan of Richard Branson. Half because he's a brilliant mind. Half because he's always held up a big fat middle finger to the status quo. He does things his own way, takes calculated risks, sometimes loses, sometimes wins, but always learns. That's a recipe for long-term growth… and i dig …
This is a short note to remind myself: Although it's important to plan for the future, life does not happen there. Nor does it happen in the past. Life happens today. Not tomorrow. Not on my dreams. Not on my past experiences. Life is here. Right now. And in order to make life 'count', I …
The other day, I was talking to a friend of mine who was drained. It seemed that all of the people in her life were requiring more energy than what she had to give. It was sucking her energy dry. She told me that she needed to make a change. She needed to limit her …