Revisiting Sydney
It was Sept. 2000, when I flew to Sydney for the summer Olympics. It was my 3rd Olympics, having attended L.A. in 1984 and Barcelona in 1992. I was over the moon excited and it met that expectation. Going with the U.S. Track & Field Association meant access to all the tickets for Athletics and […]
Happy holidays!
It is all a matter of perspective, isn’t it? Here is my 70 pound poodle looking twice my size. Is that the way your troubles look? Keeping up with all the changes in our world from AI, to staying ahead financially, to potential tariffs and deportations – what a world! Despite it all, taking […]
Desperately seeking peace and quiet?
Is turning your brain off enough to go to sleep a problem for you? Or, are you waking up in the middle of the night and awake for hours? How about the kids waking you up because, well, they are small children, and that’s what kids do? It seems like in one way or another […]
“Rewirement” – Not Retirement
I heard the phrase this week “Rewirement, not Retirement”, and I’ve been mulling it around for a few days. Many of my 1-2-1’s this year have been with folks thinking of retirement, and they are not too sure what happens next. Yes, they can jump into consulting, or board work, and, they plan lots of […]
Future you
It is a year from now, Dec 1. 2025, and you are sitting in a comfy chair with an afghan on your lap (or a poodle). You think back over the last year, and you feel a sense of accomplishment. What goals did you set in December of 2024 that you achieved because of the […]
Password buddy
In the worst case scenario. say, you were in a car accident, would someone know the password for your phone, or for your computer? Who has your Medical Power of Attorney if you are unconscious? Who makes decisions about your treatment? Who runs the company? This week, one of my Vistage Members was in a […]
Laughter as medicine
Waking up in Chicago, jet-lagged from a late arrival, I hear my 11 month old granddaughter screeching and crawling to her sister’s room. I jump out of bed fearing my daughter and son-in-law were overwhelmed and run upstairs to find the kids playing a game the 11 month old invented. She was screeching and crawling […]
Seasons
Visiting Chicagoland just before Labor Day, everyone was taking their last trip to the waterpark, visiting the beach before it closes, and planning for the fall. Someone on the street was talking about Halloween decorations. At the same time in LA, we are bracing ourselves for the hottest time of the year. September to early […]
Found Family
If you have lived in one place for a long time, you might have one too – a found family. You didn’t necessarily choose it, it just sort of developed over time. Maybe, you moved away from where you grew up. SO, you begin to spend holidays with friends in the same boat. Or, you […]
Moms – thank you for your service
I remember coming out of a bathroom in an local arboretum with my 4 and 1 year old when an older lady smiled broadly at us and said how lovely my daughters were. She wished for me that I would have a moment to enjoy them. Ahhh, so did I. And, so I wish for […]