Transported

Thoroughly enjoyed a terrific 24 hours jam-packed with culture courtesy of New York City. It’s hard to believe I didn’t always live a stone’s throw from Manhattan with the ability to partake in all its opportunities. On Thursday evening my friend...

Writer prompts

Anyone who knows me or reads me regularly knows how much I enjoy The Writer’s Almanac (courtesy of Garrison Keillor) delivered to my mailbox each day. Big thanks to my friend Erin for introducing me a while back to this lovely nugget of daily history. Oftentimes...

What a milestone

Today I’m thrilled to post my 500th Game Plan column for FoxBusiness.com. I love how I’ve had the opportunity to evolve as a writer and a person through this twice-weekly space and bring thoughts about “how to live life.” What an extraordinary...

Checkpoint

In a Handful of God by Hafiz as translated by Daniel Ladinsky  Poetry reveals that there is no empty space When your truth forsakes its shyness, When your fears surrender to your strengths, You will begin to experience That all existence Is a teeming sea of infinite...

Great empathy

My Game Plan columns lately have taken a turn towards my experiences and how I make my way in the world in them and through them. The lessons extracted, the patterns emerging, the greater meaning regardless of how mundane or odd the occurrence. This one began with me...

Doing what I do

One of my favorite things about being a writer and coach is encouraging others in their writing. Sometimes as art, but always as expression. Even better in some cases if it’s a way to earn a living. So when I hear “I want to do what you do” I...