It occurred to me, while on the marketing business seminar the other day, that it's easy to get lost in a sea of screens and digital interactions. While advancements in communication have brought us closer in some ways, the rise of social media, Zoom, and smartphones can sometimes make us feel more disconnected. In these times, it's essential to re …
Women's Work is a term I heard in my youth. The use of the term today is pretty much taboo. When I was growing up my mom was charged with cooking, cleaning, child rearing and such. My dad's responsibility was to earn a living and put food on the table. Sounds simple, but in fact it was more complicated. Today it is far more complicated as gende …
We recently saw “Plays for the Plague Year” a wonderful and worthwhile musical/play by Suzan-Lori Parks at Joe’s Pub at the Public Theater.At the beginning of the lockdown, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Parks set out to write a play a day. The result is this production.As you entered Joe’s Pub, you were offered a little note card asking what you re …
Musha always wants to know where I am going, where I have been, and did I bring him any treats from my travels? This week I had the pleasure of telling him that I had a blast while attending (co-hosting) our newest Gotham group - Lower Manhattan Dinner Group. What a night that was. He still insisted to know what HE got out of it. At which poi …
On a school bus in Michigan, a 13 year old student was engrossed in conversation with his friends when he noticed the bus driver was not feeling well. In a split second, this young student hopped into action and when the bus driver passed out at the wheel, reached in to put his foot on the brake and grabbed the steering wheel. A crisis averted …
I have often written that I typically spend my Saturday mornings attending my Weight Watcher meetings. There are a lot of changes going on with Weight Watchers currently, starting with the name. For a while the name has been WW, not Weight Watchers. WW recently announced that it will buy Sequence, a telehealth subscription service that connects p …
Yesterday's plans adjusted a bit. The rain played no role. Technology did. Any maybe the change allowed me some time to teach my grandnephew to play a simple strategic game: checkers. Simply spur of the moment after dinner, I asked the young's if he wanted to play. He expressed sufficient interest to bring up the game on my iPad. Worked out ni …
Sending rockets to space is a wild ride and incredibly difficult. For instance: Rockets need a TON of energy to escape Earth's gravitational pull, and that means carrying tons of fuel. Rockets need to be going 17,500 miles per hour to reach orbit (that's just a bit faster than I drive:) Weather plays a major role in whether a launch can hap …
I am updating a recent blog about an amazing woman who yesterday achieved a singular triumph! I first learned of the single sailor, around the World Golden Globe (sail boat) Race when my Key West friend Guy deBoer entered it. The race started last year on the west coast of France on September 4th and we were there in beautiful Les Sables to see G …
I was speaking to my ten year old grandson and we began to fantasize about a Time Machine that would allow us to travel in time and be the same age and be friends - rather than grandparent and grandson. We considered whether we should be his age or mine. It wasn’t difficult to agree that his ten years was the better choice.We laughed about what we …
We humans often seem to spend too much time looking for some deep meaning in life events when, in fact, things are often pretty simple and straight forward. Recently, I forgot to do something I usually do for someone. I became slightly obsessed … How could I forget? Am I losing my mind? Did I do irreparable damage to a relationship? What's b …
Jury duty that is. Last week it was time to fulfill that dreaded jury duty requirement. I had taken advantage of putting it off once but my time was up. I had reluctantly cleared my calendar for the week and planned to be able to work remotely as much as possible. The system actually worked really well and with greater efficiency than frankly …
At a meeting I was at recently, a friend questioned whether we had used a certain technology and what everyone thought of it. I was embarrassed because I did not know what she was talking about. Happily, for me, others in the room also questioned what was being discussed. The technology my friend was discussing was AI (Artificial Intelligence for …
We often call our Gotham Network which hosts this blog a tribe. The success of two meetings last evidences that moniker. I enjoyed two breakfast time networking meetings on successive mornings last week. One meeting I chaired virtually; the other I participated in-person. Each had its benefits. I saw and interacted with people I enjoy, do som …
I do it a lot and wonder if you do too. From golf swings, to clients, to important personal relationships I often reflect on them and find myself grateful. But sometimes I figuratively beat myself up. I’m probably my own toughest critic. Self-reflection can take many forms, including journaling, meditation, and introspection. I don't journal bu …
