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When Leaders Aspire
Remember Sandro’s? My favorite Italian restaurant in NY that I had on my must-get-to-list for eight years before finally getting there in January? Well, I…
Leading During Turbulence, Change, and Uncertainty?
Then you’ll want to tune in to my next conversation for The Making Magnificence Project®. Later this month, I’ll be talking with Brad Wilson, CEO…
The Low-Cost Cumulative Loop
A few years ago, when I was running a fair amount of weekly mileage, I plotted out the distances of several routes. 3 miles. 4…
Lincoln on Leadership
You know that question? The one about with whom you’d most like to have dinner? Abe Lincoln. Hands down. So you can imagine my excitement…
Legacy
I’ve been fostering a very sweet, exuberant, one year old German Shepherd who’s not had much socialization or training. Which has left me laughing and…
No Endurance, No Speed
Whenever I return to running from a lull in mileage or frequency, I’m asking my legs to bear the discomfort of beginning, of carrying me…
Really Smart
“I bet you work with some really smart people.” A colleague was remarking on my work with CEOs and senior executives. Yes. They’re really smart.…
Telling Stories
I’m a reader, with books often stashed into my carry-on and set in small stacks beside the couch. Lately I’ve been on a fiction bender…
Bedfellows: Innovation and Uncertainty
The year is 2012. It’s June. And I’m in the restroom of a hotel. The audience that I’m about to address is gathering in a room…
Oasis
The doors of the Mandarin Oriental in Las Vegas opened to an oasis of calm. A feat, given the hotel’s location on the strip, where…
Simply Masterful
The Upper East Side Italian restaurant had been on my list for a long time, maybe eight years. And each time I’d been in NY,…
A Community of One
My best friend sent me a video about a baby elephant struggling to survive. Rejected by his herd and quite sick, the future for baby…
The Essential Element
Remember that story I told you last year? The one where I was en route to Chicago for a speaking engagement and a 2 hour…
Three Lists
On my New Year’s beach retreat, I wrote down what I would leave behind in 2015, what I would take with me, and what I…
Science, Meet Inspiration
I just saw the movie, The Martian. For those of you who haven’t: Matt Damon’s character, astronaut Mark Watney, is unwittingly left behind on Mars…
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Happy Holidays
Wishing you all good things this holiday season and a new year filled with aspiration and magnificence.
Motivation
Sandy-colored hair. Lean. Topaz-brown eyes that were slightly asymmetrical. A face full of character with a bit of bad boy mischief. My kind of guy. That…
Ascending
Steep but not impossible. Even for a novice like me. The trail was well-marked but rocky, sometimes wet. And the weather was perfect. The cool…
Spectacularly Successful
As I eyed the sweater on the rack, I thought, “Warm. Casual, but well-tailored. Great with jeans.” A decent, if not special, addition to my…
The Rotty and The Retriever
Walking along the beach last weekend, my eyes were drawn to two frolicking dogs. Riveted as their owners threw a fluorescent green tennis ball into…
Breaking Waves
Vacationing at one of my favorite beaches last week, I was soaking up the sun, reading fiction, and enjoying perfect temperatures. (For tips on returning…
An Outside Perspective
After returning from seeing clients in NY last week, I came home to find my dog not at her best. An older German Shepherd that…
Leadership from the Cockpit
I’m back from Chicago where I was speaking at an executive conference on The Making Magnificence Project™. My flight to the Windy City should have…
Reading Now
The following titles are on my nightstand or crammed into my bag for reading on the plane. Some will later appear on the customized reading…
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