October 2014
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69 Day Giving Challenge – Day 4
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Today’s gift was simple. I got a few dollars worth of change, and filled the meters for people who were parked on Mamaroneck Avenue in White Plains. I even have a cool Instagram Hyperlapse video to prove it too (video…
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69 Day Giving Challenge – Day 3
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Something really cool has happened this time around with my giving challenge. Friends and family are reaching out with their own stories, or stories of their friends and family. I love this. It tells me that we’re creating a bigger…
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69 Day Giving Challenge – Day 2
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Somehow I get the feeling there will be lot’s of “coffee” gifts. So bear with me. Yesterday I followed my normal routine of putting my oldest daughter Talia on the bus, and then heading to get my coffee before I…
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69 Day Giving Challenge – Day 1
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This was an easy, and somewhat lazy gift. But I will admit that I felt a ridiculous rush of adrenaline after giving it. My office is like many offices in modern America …you can throw a stone and hit the…
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69 Day Giving Challenge
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Five years ago I did something different. My Father had been falsely diagnosed with a diabolical disease called Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS. It’s a disease of the nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord that control voluntary muscle…
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4 Steps to Better Thinking for Your Business
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There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so” – Shakespeare. Here are four ways to provoke thought that work for my team that I’d like to share: 1. Start with Simple. Understand the simple stuff deeply….
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Don’t Feed The Trolls
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Trolls are epidemic online. Some view them as online bullies, others view them as online vigilantes. It’s certainly a polarizing topic. Last week on Fox News I offered commentary on the impact that Trolls have online regarding everything from politics to…
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A Confession: I Bought 50,000 Twitter Followers
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[av_textblock size=’20’ font_color=” color=”] A Confession: Almost two years ago, on a whim and a prayer I purchased 50,000 Twitter followers. Three months later they were all gone, along with my self respect as a so called “social media expert.”…
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Social Media is Still a Shiny New Toy
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The gap is getting wider. I see it everywhere. There are smart people, with big degrees, that work at great companies that make very good livings who don’t have the first clue about social media. They think it’s a choice. They’re not on Twitter, they don’t use Linkedin, and God forbid if they were ever…
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5 Things My Grandpa Taught Me That Will Change Your Life
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He replied from his bed “good morning.” Those would be his last words. That evening Papa passed away. It was 16 years ago today.