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I’ve spent most of the last six weeks on the road, traveling to Spain, Mexico and within the United States. All the trips were a mix of business and pleasure, and each was transformative in its own way. As much as I love travel, though, there’s nothing like coming home. You know that feeling I’m […]
This morning, I woke up at 4:45am to get to the elementary school by 5:30. Why? I am an Election Official. That’s why. I certainly don’t do it for the money, because I made less on my 8 hour shift than I could make in an hour of coaching. I did it because I believe […]
Christina Brandt shares how the purchase of a smart phone provided a great example of why the phrase “never say never” is sage advice.
At 6’4”, I’m used to casting a long shadow: While walking (actually, a bit more like stumbling) today, I started thinking about shadows. We’ve all got a shadow side – the part of us that we’d rather not show to the world – imperfect, perhaps judgmental, unkind or maybe even evil…you get the picture. I’ve […]
It’s Day 3 on the Camino de Santiago. We asked our guide if people start to change as the days go on and people get closer to Santiago. We were hoping she’d say that people become more spiritual, relating stories of epiphanies and other transformational experience. What she told us, however, was “Well, people are […]
I could tell you that I’ve walked 19.5km on day 1, 16 km on day 2 and 19 km today, but I’d only be sharing a fraction of the experience. We get so focused on the numbers and stats. What’s your income? How much do you weigh? What’s your GPA? We focus on the easily […]
In case you didn’t know, my friend and fellow coach, Susan Baghdadi, and I have been on a retreat on the Camino de Santiago in Spain. We’ve planned to walk 110 kilomeers along an ancient pilgrimage route that’s seen the likes of the Knights Templar, Charlemagne, Napoleon, John Adams and Shirley MacLaine (!). A friend […]
September’s my favorite month for a lot of reasons. Gorgeous Northeast weather, less crowded beaches, sales at Staples…I’m an office products freak. Put me in a stationery store and I’m good to go…but I digress. Reason Number One for loving September is because it feels like a new beginning. While January may mark the start […]
Today, I passed Margaritaville. Not Jimmy Buffett’s chain of stores, but a house on Stony Brook Lane called Margaritaville. (I want to meet those people! But I digress…) It’s at the bottom of a VERY steep hill I just added to my morning walk. You see, I’m leading a retreat in Spain next month, and […]
