Posted in books, choices, priorities, travel, writing on June 30, 2009 | 4 Comments »
A lot of my friends are asking themselves weighty questions these days. I had brunch with a friend on Sunday who told me that someone we used to work worth just lost his mom to cancer. His mom was 58. It’s a sobering thought to consider how short life is, and how much opportunity for [...]
Read Full Post »
Posted in entrepreneurship, environment, Examiner, green, New York City on June 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
As I was searching online for interesting Green entrepreneurs, I stumbled upon the site for Eco Brooklyn, a company devoted to educating and helping the New York community build greener co-ops and Brownstones. Eco Brooklyn is a social enterprise not just for its Green philosophy; they also make Green building education courses part of their [...]
Read Full Post »
Posted in business, career, economy, environment, nature on June 29, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Adam Werbach wrote a short piece for this month’s issue of Fast Company. In the article he outlines nature’s ten simple rules for survival. They apply not only to nature, but companies as well. I’ve listed the principles below and added some commentary on how each applies to our day-to-day working lives, specifically focusing on [...]
Read Full Post »
Posted in books, determination, movie, science on June 29, 2009 | 2 Comments »
“Let me tell you the secret that has led me to my goal: my strength lies solely in my tenacity.” ~Louis Pasteur My friend, Laura, the author of Laura Reviews, recently posted an interview with Hugh MacLeod, author of Ignore Everybody and 39 Other Keys to Creativity. At the end of the interview, Laura asked [...]
Read Full Post »
Posted in celebration, human rights, justice, New York City on June 28, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Today marks the 40th anniversary of Gay Pride. Last night, I went to the movies with my friends, Thomas and Richard, a couple who have been together for 24 years. After the movie, we walked over to the Christopher Street subway stop to head back uptown. Before getting on the subway, we went by the [...]
Read Full Post »
Posted in art, creative, creativity, education, Google, kids on June 27, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Google put forward a competition, Doodle 4 Google, for kids K-12 to design the Google logo with the idea of expressing the theme “What I Wish for the World”. The Cooper-Hewitt Museum currently has the finalists of the competition on display. I went to see them today with my friend, Dan. I’m currently working on [...]
Read Full Post »
Posted in education, learning, psychology on June 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
There’s a lot to learn by listening. How many times have you gone to a meeting and people are talking over one another, jockeying for the spotlight, playing them game of “the loudest voice in the room wins”? In every one of those situations, there’s always at least one person who’s quietly observing, taking in [...]
Read Full Post »
Posted in fame, learning, loss on June 25, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Today the world lost two titans of our time, Farrah Fawcett and Michael Jackson. Cultural icons, Fawcett and Jackson were young, 62 and 50 respectively. As I get older, I pay more attention to someone’s age when they pass away. This exercise forces me to consider how much time I may have left. This might [...]
Read Full Post »
Posted in childhood, choices, decision-making, growth on June 24, 2009 | 4 Comments »
I am in the midst of preparing an essay for a contest with the theme “the day I grew up.” I’ve been racking my brain, conjuring up old memories, to get to that one realization that defined the end of my childhood and the beginning of my adult life. Trouble was I couldn’t think of [...]
Read Full Post »
Older Posts »