My #SoapBox: Put down your smartphones
Could it be that your Mr or Mrs Right is standing in front of you at Starbucks or Protein Bar? Put down your smartphones people. Let me repeat. Put down your smartphone. Well, after you read this blog of course. Every morning, I stand in line at Starbucks waiting for my daily grande black eye […]
You have the power to influence

There are people out there that are looking to YOU to make them feel purpose, to make them want to stick it out and fight as hard as necessary to get things done.
Remembering the kindness of strangers – September 11

I have never publicly shared what happened after I crossed the bridge but I want to share this year. As I celebrate love and union in Brooklyn, I remember compassion, and unity, after such a horrible event changed our lives forever.
Trust, Accountability, Empowerment: All that matters

Building relationships based on respect People who have worked with me before have heard me on this particular soapbox quite a bit and for those I will suggest maybe they don’t need to read this particular blog. There will be nothing new here. That said, it is perhaps because I continue to hear stories from […]
Ready. Aim. Do it. (New Beginning)

A New Beginning Every day is a new beginning. All of life provides opportunities for new beginnings. Whatever has gone wrong, or right, in your life, you can begin again. Jonathan L. Huie New beginnings can be nerve wrecking. You spend years building a team, finding the people you can trust to get things done […]
Life Lessons (Guest Blog by Robert Acton)
Guest Blog Connections Life Lessons from Rob Acton – My aspiration is less about reaching a particular job and more about “becoming”.
Aim for life connections instead of networking

My soapbox: Aim for life connections I met someone this afternoon with whom I truly felt an immediate connection. It was scheduled to be a “career conversation” but instead was an open introduction, over tea, and very casual. The conversation reminded me of a question someone asked me recently: “How can I get better […]