When Life Gives You Lemons

Guest Blog Connections Life Lessons: Future Leaders Share Their Stories One of the greatest aspects of my career, education, and life in general has been meeting people. I love meeting people and getting to know their stories, what makes them tick and how they handle life challenges. I have met several young leaders over the […]

Thoughts on Grandmothers

We should all have one person who knows how to bless us despite the evidence, Grandmother was that person to me. ~Phyllis Theroux I’m sitting in a small room in Metro South Hospital in the southwest suburbs of Chicago. My grandmother had a heart attack yesterday and has 90% blockage in her heart now. Because […]

Could you live without leaving your computer?

What say ye? How many of these online services do you use? Could you imagine a day, a week, a year without ever actually leaving your home? As this Infographic shows, it might just be possible given everything you “need” is now available online. Would love to hear your thoughts! Created by: College At Home

Remembering 9/11/2001 – My Morning in Lower Manhattan

911: Never Forget September 11, 2001, Morning While I still maintained residence in Chicago, I worked in New York from late in 2000 until around 2004, a consultant with Deloitte Consulting working mainly in lower Manhattan and occasionally with the private wealth institutions in midtown. My “home” ranged from the Hilton and Starwood brand hotels […]