Ever since listening an IPPA call with researcher Adam Grant as he described how to build a social network as a giver, I have been reflecting on how I personally build social networks — or networks of any kind in my life. Quick Action Needed: If you who want to hear Adam live Friday, April...Read More
The Myths of Happiness by Sonja Lyubomirsky is an outstanding resource. It dispels all the myths we hear ourselves say about why we are not happy or how we will be happy when — and she does it using excellent research. Here is my suggestion: 1) Buy the Book! The Myths of Happiness 2) Read...Read More
During the month of August, I created Random Acts of KindleKindness. The act entailed sending Kindle copies of Don’t Die with Your Song Unsung to friends, coworkers, clients, etc. To seed the Acts, I gave the executive director of the Fredrick Douglas Family Foundation $10 and told him to send copies to 10 people he thought...Read More
Starting the week of success reading and using a book Creating Your Best Life: The Ultimate Life List Guide for myself and withing my client work. I find my work being guided by a quote attributed to Charles Darwin’s: “It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent, but the one...Read More
Notice the title of this post. There is a reason, of course. As I prepare for my upcoming Don’t Die with Your Book Inside You Workshop (Saturday, March 31, 9:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. – 702 243 4040 to register), Gary Russo sent me this Huffington Post article about what it took to get an outstanding...Read More
Being given a copy of Desideratra and learning that the author, Max Ehrmann (1872-1945) was generally unknown for this beautiful piece of work during his lifetime, has allowed me to consider the concept of the ego – and specifically, my ego. During the last week, I was approached by a woman named Nancy. Nancy had...Read More
Although I have not been writing often since the launch of my newest book, I have written a bit about making lists and using this time of year when we ‘make lists and check them twice’ to also makes lists that will aid in your personal growth. Today I am writing about another kind of...Read More
Gary Russo, a construction-worker-turned-singing-sensation, releases Don’t Die with Your Song Unsung, a small book that translates his remarkable story into inspiration for every worker who feels stuck in a job and unable to pursue personal dreams. NEW YORK, New York – November 7, 2011: Blue-collar worker Gary Russo literally rose above the noise and heat...Read More
Tis’ the Season…I will not comment on my feeling about the commericalization of the season we are entering. Instead, I will focus on a great habit that has come from this season and how to use it move forward with your life goals. The habit I am referring to is the making of lists. During...Read More
In June 2009 I wrote of a customer service experience I had at my local Target store. It was an example of incredible customer service. Now I would like to share with you an example of an incredible customer! What this young lady, Zoe Glassman, exemplifies is how well Target is branded and how well...Read More
