Olympic pause
Thankfully, the Winter Olympics have come at a great time to give Americans something we can all celebrate together. Whoa, this is much needed. Isn’t it fabulous to watch? The artistry of the figure skating. The speed of the racers. The jumps, the bumps. The winners, the losers. Broken dreams, broken hearts, broken bones. It […]
Give your brain a bubble bath
Dr. Wendy Suzuki, Ph.D. spoke to the General Session of over 900 Chairs and staff about brain health last week. Dr. Suzuki is the dean of the college of Arts and Sciences at NYU and Professor of Neural Science and Psychology. She is an expert on brain plasticity particularly the hippocampus and uses the brain […]
Finding Home
Reading David French’s NY Times post “Time To Say GoodBye”, I was sad that he would not be sharing his wisdom with the Times audience any more. Further, his analysis of the descent of the US into a sadder, meaner, more pessimistic country rang true to me. It is a good read. Brooks suggests that […]
One word for 2026
Goal setting is one of the most popular things business people do in January. We begin with such high hopes. If you even remember the resolutions you made on January 1, you may have already fallen behind. In my Vistage groups this month we watched Daniel Pink’s YouTube video Design 2026. He created a workbook […]
Here today, gone to Maui…
In my youth, this was a common phrase in SoCal. It still applies….see you next week.
Captain Cassidy
Yesterday, hundreds of Vistage Members, Chairs, HQ staff, former members, friends and family celebrated the life of Larry Cassidy, a Vistage Master Chair from Orange County. His musically talented family sang songs to him and one written for him by his son-in-law entitled “Captain Cassidy.” For a man loved and respected by so many, the […]
Choose one thing you will stop doing in 2026
What is the one thing you will stop doing in 2026? What could free time, make you happier, healthier, smarter, more financially secure? Here are some “to-don’t’s” I have read lately that sounded genius to me: Don’t place an order on line for 24 hours. If you still want/need it then, order it. No blue […]
Make a little space for yourself
Have the holidays exhausted you? While they may be “the most wonderful time of the year”, they are also the most proscribed. Expectations, demands, year-end requirements, cookies to be made, cards to be written, gifts to be purchased or made and sent. Friends and family to see which often requires travel — which is a […]
Awestruck
It is rare when adults are awestruck. So many trips around the sun can inure one to the wonders of the world. Not true this week for us. Paul, Bogie and I did our monthly trip to Mammoth despite the lack of new snow just because we love the Eastern Sierra in all its geological […]
Caring for yourself
Somewhere in the rush to do well in your profession, take care of your family, keep up with your friends and colleagues, and not miss out on the latest happenings, did you lose caring for yourself? This time of year it goes into overdrive. Presents, holiday cards, seeing friends in town for a quick minute, […]