Silly morning lyric between a mom and her son inspired by Ginsberg’s quote: “Follow your inner moonlight; don’t hide the madness“. Today is such a day to be silly and mad and everything in between. Socks and shoes strewn about: I ain’t no PTA Mom Ok baby […]
Nomophobia on the weekend? It is the weekend. It can be a time to relax. It may be a time to run errands taking kids to and fro parties. My six year old son has a more active social life than I do. This is the […]
How do we lean in if the glass ceiling still exists in most places? It is a lovely day in the neighborhood today. The air is crisp yet gentle. The sun is shining but not blinding. Derek Jeter came through in a clutch at the bottom of the […]
When you ask an organ grinder for feedback you don’t want to hear from the monkey in the workplace Feedback is difficult for many to process both in personal and work realms. For some managers, providing feedback is akin to getting a root canal. For many […]
Being an optimizer in the lived moment A while back I wrote about satisficers. Those are the individuals that do the minimum to get something over and done with. Now let’s think about optimizers. At a past event, a colleague noted to me that he […]
Your celebrity-like employees: Gauging happiness and anger before they quit As a manager you have to be attuned to the emotional ups and downs of staff. At least the good managers are. Recently, I noted to another manager colleague that I believed certain people were unhappy and […]
Nine movies and many television shows in a fog of medication and a 20 hour flight For a film minor in college, aficionado and intended graduate school enrollee, I have had an odd relationship with films lately. I just don’t go to the movies much anymore. Even at […]
Birds of a feather when it comes to friends and money: Who foots the restaurant bill? When I started college, I noticed an odd thing in regards to first-year college roommates. They all seemed to have been placed together based on height. All pairs were […]
The wheels go round and round in my head Lately life has been a bit topsy turvy. At times I feel like my eyes are spinning with no relief in sight. This street art in Australia captured my current state of mind perfectly. At times […]
Rabbit, Rabbit on this Labor Day: May you be productive but balanced Rabbit, rabbit. Ok. Had to get that out of the way. Ever since boarding school I have said “rabbit, rabbit” every morning the first day of the month. I didn’t really dig into the […]
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