It happens right under your nose. One minute, you’re sharing a few beers with a friend, listening to him talk about music, what defines a professional, his political views, and …
The Unhuggable Pianist
Imagine you have a brand new baby daughter. All you want to do is hold her, and kiss her, and smother her with affection. Now imagine doing all those things …
List Making 101: Guerilla Tactics
You wake up, and over your morning cup of coffee you are stricken by sheer panic: today’s to-do list. Wrestling in Jell-O with an alligator seems a simpler task. I have… the …
Mr. Megalomaniac
Have you ever worked with or known someone who is great at their job? Maybe they are a great teacher or mentor. Perhaps they’re an outstanding team leader. And then …
The Choice to Choose
Choices. We’re confronted with them nearly every moment of our lives. What to wear. Which route to take to work. How to settle an argument between your kids. Who to …
The 5 Piece French Wardrobe: Thinning the Herd
Fifty-Nine. That’s the number of clothing and footwear items I purged from my closet today. FIFTY. NINE. That’s horrific, even nauseating to me. I swear I just did this at …
Placation Nation: Stop the Coddling
I’m sitting in my favorite coffee shop on Michigan Avenue–– laptop, cappuccino, biscotti. I’m in the corner and can hear the whole joint from here, can see the whole joint …
Trial by Failure
How often have you tried something and failed miserably at it? I don’t mean it didn’t work out; I mean epic, miserable, failure. It’s a funny thing, failure: It builds …
Your Theme Song Here
James Bond. Indiana Jones. Michael Corleone. Darth Vader. Jaws. The Simpsons. Each one of these names has a theme song associated with it, ones so familiar they are ingrained into …
Don’t Kill the Canaries
“When you’re driving the car, don’t grip the steering wheel for dear life; imagine it’s a ring of canaries. We don’t want to kill the canaries. Drive accordingly.” That was …