My friend Diane passed away this last week while I was away on vacation hiking the Black Hills and the Badlands of South Dakota. Diane had been diagnosed with cancer a few years back. She was told she had months to live. Being a marathoner and Iron Woman she outran her diagnosis by a few […]
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Today I had the honor of visiting the Mount Rushmore National Memorial located in the Black Hills of South Dakota for the “first” time in my life. The memorial was created from 1927 to 1941. The sculpture features the 60-foot-tall heads of four United States Presidents: George Washington (1732–1799), Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826), Theodore Roosevelt (1858–1919) and Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865). The four presidents were chosen to represent
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I’m on vacation with my family this week in South Jersey. I am sitting overlooking the beach as the sun is starting to set, looking for inspiration for this weeks blog. The sunrise pictured above came to mind. It was 6 a.m. and I had my 3 year old grandchild with me as we strolled
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As a baby boomer the song “What’s Going On” by Marvin Gaye was an important song. It questioned some of the things happening at the time. Well, that question and song popped into my head yesterday when presented with a situation from someone I know. Apparently there is possibly some issues at home that is
I did my third podcast interview yesterday. I had the pleasure of interviewing a local successful CEO. I LOVE hearing people’s stories. We all have one! I was fortunate to be provided an opportunity for my “first” hour long hosted Podcast interview show a month ago. It is called BCA Radio. BCA stands for “Business
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I received an email yesterday that read… “Just a quick note of thanks for an awesome book. As you are aware, I too had some challenges over the past years and so appreciated your intentionality and passion for seeing the world with a pair of brand new glasses. Throughout my journey I have found myself
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My business donates space to house the Philadelphia Sports Hall of Fame Preview Gallery (www.PhiladelphiaSportsHallOfFame.org) It is a proof of concept in an effort to raise funds for an actual museum one day. It is closed during the week, but I have a key in case there is a Philly Sports fan wonders in during
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GS10KSB is short for the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Business program, which is a condensed MBA sponsored by Goldman Sachs created to assist small businesses grow. I am a graduate of the 16th Cohort out of Philadelphia. There are many Cohorts that have graduated from all over the country. This past weekend we made history
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Today is my Birthday! I’m 64 years young!! On your birthday you are supposed to think of a wish before blowing out the candles on the cake. As I continue to look for firsts to do on my quest to live life like I am dying I have a birthday wish for all of you.
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“Some day I hope you get the chance To live like you were dyin’” was part of the lyrics of the Tim McGraw song “Live Like You Were Dying.” https://youtu.be/_9TShlMkQnc. I watched this video recently that was posted on a friend’s Facebook page on the anniversary of him passing 7 years ago from ALS. I
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