This is my 5th experience of my new year’s resolution. For this experience I decided to read The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho, international best seller. The book was incredible and helped me reflect on my own journey to realize my passion in life. The story helped put things into a larger perspective.
Mistakes are often penalized in our current educational system. For instance, you raise your hand with a wrong answer and it’s often followed by “wrong, anyone else?” Or you receive a grade on a test without ever exploring your mistakes in depth to learn what was done incorrectly and how it could have been approached […]
The answer to this question is really quite simple: Just Show Up. Well, there’s a little more to it than that. You need to be prepared and proactive. Creating luck is all about putting yourself in the right places, at the right times, and doing the right things. This means accepting that invitation to join […]
I just got home from watching an advanced screening of “The Way” (@theWaytheMovie) by Emilio Estevez, starring Martin Sheen. The movie, which opens this Friday, October 7, highlights the journey of Martin Sheen’s character through parts of Spain in his attempt to realize his son’s goal. His son, played by Emilio Estevez, died while beginning […]
A little over three years ago I left my corporate career in pursuit of a new path. At the time I wasn’t sure of the destination and even today I am not quite sure. Some might argue that is reason for concern and I would partially agree. At times, I get a little concerned. Perhaps […]
I have been playing soccer since I was 13 years old and absolutely LOVE playing the game. I play on a local team and game day is what I look most forward to each week. This past spring, just two games into the season, I dislocated my hip on my kicking leg (right) while practicing. It hurt. A […]
Read a great article about multi-tasking…which follows up an interesting neuroscience book I recently read that covered the topic as well. Studies and research show that the human brain is simply not wired for effective and efficient multi-tasking. The recent article I read in Psychology Today suggests it’s really better labeled task-switching. However, there are things […]
