I once heard Denzel Washington give a speech where he said, “Fall down nine times, get up ten.” For any endeavor, I believe that’s true. Whether you fall ten times, five times, or once on your chosen journey, each time will be a learning experience. I like to refer to those moments as ‘school fees.’ … Read more
Quite simply – I’m a planner. I have to be. With a full-time job, volunteer activities, and writing my next book, I need to schedule it all. Otherwise, things fall through the cracks. There are a gazillion planners on the market – the trick is to find one that works for you. Over the last … Read more
Dear Diary: Today, like most days, I’m running one-hundred and fifty miles in a lot of directions simultaneously. My in-box sounds like Ms. Pac Girl on steroids. Ping. Ping. Ping. Twenty-five unread emails and counting. I want to take my palm and smack myself upside the head for ever feeling bad when I wasn’t working … Read more
How much time do you spend worrying? Whatever it is; work, romance, parenting, aged parents, money, diet? Anything that gets you off living today is a worry. If you spend your days mashing things around in your mind… you’re in for it. Those are the things that will take seed and grow until poof – … Read more
When it comes to getting straight A’s in spitting, no one gets higher marks than the professional baseball player. I’m a big baseball fan but I find it almost impossible to watch a game and eat dinner at the same time. From the pitcher to the manager, it’s just random close ups of guys hurling … Read more
June: How was your weekend? Brad: We had a great time. We went to the beach, and it was like 90 degrees, and we were like, “It’s so hot,” so we were like, “let’s get some lemonade.” But you know, we like went to the lemonade stand and there were like 30 people there and … Read more