It’s 2015 and we are only fourteen years into the 21st Century. We are alive and well in a new era that brings with it so much opportunity. We are all pioneers at the forefront of a technological frontier and the possibilities are endless. Yet, so many of us are stuck, in this new era, living Read More
Tag: New York
My Top 10 Observations of 2014
1. The Rise of the Smart Watch When I was child, I loved sifting through the Sunday newspaper. I wasn’t really concerned with the news, but rather the comic strips buried in the middle of all the sales ads, included with the Sunday paper. One of my favorite comic strips was Dick Tracy. Dick Tracy Read More
Is Reality TV Stealing Your Reality
I was in high school when MTV introduced their reality television hit, “Real World: New York”. Twenty-nine seasons later, the “Real World” franchise is strong and vibrant! The success of shows like the “Real World”, have led to the introduction of a number of other reality television shows that shroud themselves in this elusive term, Read More
Does The World Revolve Around You?
There are 7.2 billion humans alive on this planet. Most of the time we give no thought to them, nursing the belief that the world revolves solely around us. The truth? The world revolved before we were born and will continue to revolve long after we return to the dust. This world doesn’t revolve around Read More
I don’t do airplanes!
A number of years ago I asked a member of my team to make travel plans to visit a facility in another city. Almost instantaneous she became distraught. “I don’t do airplanes!”, she exclaimed. “I don’t like them!” After a brief conversation I learned that she had never been aboard a plane, nor had she Read More
Influence
My sister Keila, is in New York this week to gain perspective and knowledge from my virtual mentor; Seth Godin, also known as ‘America’s Greatest Marketer’ and author of fourteen books. Seth’s speeches and writings have had a great deal of influence on me over the last few years and this Monday, my little sister will Read More