6 Months Gone- 6 Months to Go

6 Months Gone- 6 Months to Go

In case you haven’t been paying attention 2016 is already halfway gone. I’m not even sure why the accelerated passing of time surprises me anymore, but somehow it still does. So before your check out and enjoy your Fourth of July holiday weekend this would be a great...
Going Places to Find Your Place

Going Places to Find Your Place

Graduation season is in full swing. Over the past few weeks I’ve attended four ceremonies and six graduation parties and still have a few left to get to. So far I’ve heard good speeches and bad speeches, happy speeches and sad speeches. My favorite speeches tend to...
5 Tips to Stay Focused Over the Summer

5 Tips to Stay Focused Over the Summer

Summer is officially here and with it comes drastically altered schedules, parties, barbecues, events and hopefully a vacation. It’s easy to understand why we all have a much harder time being focused on our work, when there is just so much happening outside the...
Lessons From Ninja Warrior

Lessons From Ninja Warrior

Wow, do I love the American Ninja Warrior show! Hundreds of “warriors” navigate through a variety of obstacles designed to test the athletes’ ingenuity, endurance, strength and balance. Viewing the obstacles, I find myself contorting my face in disbelief,...
The Gift That Keeps on Giving

The Gift That Keeps on Giving

Everyday we are given an amazing gift. In fact we receive 86,400 of them on a daily basis. The great news is that no one gets more of this than anybody else. It doesn’t matter how much you earn, what country you live, your family history, ethnicity, none of this...
Lessons From the Purple One

Lessons From the Purple One

Last week on a long drive to a client in Chicago, I heard the news. Prince is gone at age 57. Like many I was shocked and saddened by his death. As the day progressed I found myself becoming more and more unnerved by this event.   Being a huge music fan, it’s...