To love oneself is the beginning of a life-long romance. ~ Oscar Wilde When asked why I did not write about relationships, I thought, but I do. Everything I write is about ‘relationships.’ Not in the traditional sense of couples or coupleship, but every interaction is related to something or someone. So I pondered, and here’s what emerged. We are connected to all things: friends, family, coworkers, animals, nature, the world,…
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Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see a shadow. -Helen Keller I love how accurately the term perfect meandering describes life. 2020 and the Covid pandemic was a prime example. Blindsided by the abrupt altering of our routines and lifestyles, we were seemingly hijacked off course. Life is not a straight line. Shit happens and takes us off track. Even in the most ardent examples,…
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Working in advertising for more than 30 years, I have witnessed the evolution of the correct way of discussing ethnicity. Advertisers have been aware of the ethnic diversity that demographics dictate and how to utilize, without offense, the specifics needed to market products. But have we taken Political Correctness too far? Before the PC movement started, the descriptions we used to define the talent we sought were generic—Black, White, Oriental, etc.…
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Societal unrest has always existed. Spoken in whispers behind closed doors, it lives in the shadows, until it reaches the boiling point, and needs to break out. We are experiencing this conflict right now. A light is shining upon long-buried and suppressed issues. People have taken to the streets and onto social media spreading their viewpoints and concern often with vitriolic anger and righteous indignation. People like to take sides,…
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Pay with compliments and you will always be wealthy ~Mike Dolan Praise is powerful. Whether integrated as a motivational tool in your business or solely in your daily activities, you will find people you engage with will have a greater desire to be helpful, going the extra mile and are often noticeably happier. Praise, which is synonymous with compliments, is a virtuous circle to be within. To give or to…
Read MoreGuest post by Elizabeth Fiore Hey, Mama’s Lauren and Liz here. We are the founders of Vision Works, NY; our mission is to help people live their best life and achieve their wildest dreams. No, we are not miracle workers if that’s what you were thinking. We have just found the recipe to help transform your life. We only know because it has worked for us. Our Story Lauren and…
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“Worry is like a rocking chair: it gives you something to do but never gets you anywhere” – Erma Bombeck With the world topsy-turvey, the fear of the unknown is running untethered. And while “times they are a-changing,” as Bob Dylan prophetically sings, living in a world of worry, designed with a shaky foundation of what-ifs, will not solve the anxiety many are experiencing. Life does not move forward if we…
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Most people are other people. Their thoughts are someone else’s opinions, their lives a mimicry, their passions a quotation. ~ Oscar Wilde An opportunity is at hand. The global pandemic has become a facilitator to slow us down and allow us to reassess our lives. Many have felt an acceleration of purpose while others are struggling for the purpose at all. Rumblings of dissatisfaction are a sign that change is…
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Transcript from PechaKucha talk with @wyldepeople How to Win a 100-Mile Horse Race. First, I never enter a race to win; I always intend to do my best. Sometimes just finishing is a victory. Once such a race comes to mind, it is called the Tevis Cup. One horse, one rider, 100 miles, one day, 24 hours to finish. It is the granddaddy of Endurance racing; many consider it the…
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All fixed set patterns are incapable of adaptability or pliability. The truth is outside of all fixed patterns. ~ Bruce Lee Moving towards completing our stay-at-home mandates, commonly referred to as the Pause, conversations are underway discussing what re-entry into our new world looks like. While the what if’s and what could be are plentiful, the one constant is: we will not be returning to what was. Our…
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