Work it, Mike

by | Jul 11, 2012 | Write Thinking

It’s probably been 20 years since I was in a male strip club. I think I went twice in all. The atmosphere is lively, but it’s not really my thing. I like a guy who can dance, but he can keep the gyrating to private showings, if you get my drift. Still, the...

Gone

by | Jul 10, 2012 | Unfettered 50

Last summer at this time I was studying Dante’s Inferno at NYU. Each week I was more and more fascinated with Dante’s detailed take on death and where we go when we leave this life. This year so much has changed, not only because of deaths I’ve...

Building confidence chops

by | Jul 6, 2012 | Write Thinking

Confidence is one of those over-used words, especially in life coaching circles. But truly one of the best things about hitting my 50s has been that feeling that I know who I am and what I like and where I excel. A friend expressed this over drinks recently and,...

Six months in

by | Jul 3, 2012 | Write Thinking

Typically when I write a piece about gauging the year at the halfway point, it’s from a strictly coaching standpoint. Tips, possibilities, questions to ask yourself. But 2012 got me thinking about my year-to-date and where I stand in it now and how that might...