Life
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One Dollar Difference: Donate Today to Support Adrian Dessi, and the Fight Against ALS
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This fall I’m running in the ING NYC Marathon. My first marathon! I’m running to raise money to support the battle against ALS. More importantly, at my core, I’m doing to honor my father – Adrian Dessi.
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In Business, Hugs Matter. Seriously.
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I love to hug. Really, I do. I’m pretty good at it too- at least my daughters seem to think so. I thought I was up there in “hugger ranking” until last week when I met a special guy named Martin Rubin. Marty Rubin of Spectramedia Marty Rubin of Spectremedia I met Marty at an…
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Shawn Anchor: The Happy Secret to Better Work – 21 Days of Happy
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Oh mamma – I’m motivated. I love when I feel this way. Scratch that, I A-D-O-R-E when I feel this way. Today I watched aTED talk which came to me via my friend Alyssa Bronander. Alyssa sent me this video of Shawn Anchor last week in an email where she was also sending me birthday…
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Your World is Exploding: How Social Media is Changing Everything-and How you Need to Change with it.
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Since the publication of Your World is Exploding on Amazon, last Tuesday – I’ve been a wreck. Suffice to say that this project has been the most arduous, gut-wrenching, terrifying experience of my life. It’s also been the most exhilarating, spirit lifting, joyful tear inducing experience. My mental state is sufficiently unstable, my emotional state…
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10 Years Later: Remembering Sean Lugano on September 11th
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This time of year, I have an ugly habit to obsessively review video of the terrorist attacks of September 11th, 2001. It’s the same thing every year. I watch the first plane hit, then the second, then I watch the towers collapse. Over and over. I try to find new angles that I may have…
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Jeter Gets 3,000th Hit…goes 5 for 5 in Yankees’ win
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Some days are better than others. Some days stick with you. Some days, you can’t wrap your head around events and circumstances; the world seems to unfold magically. Dad throwing out the first pitch Dad throwing out the first pitch Saturday July 9th was one of those days. So I’m going to do my best…
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Father’s Day
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When I was in 8th grade I barked at my Dad over something foolish, ran to my room, and locked the door. He knocked the door off its hinges without even slowing his pace. From that day forward I was no longer allowed to have a lock on my door. I deserved it. I was…
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Happy Mother’s Day to My Mother Pat Dessi
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Mother’s Day just came to a close (phew). After spending the day with my gorgeous wife, two beautiful little girls, and Mother & Father I felt it was appropriate to take a minute and acknowledge my amazing Mother. For those that know her, this post is a no brainer. Mom is truly amazing. A colleague…
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A Mother’s Day Tribute
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As I write this, I’m sitting on the floor in JFK airport. Oddly enough, I’m not traveling anywhere. I’m here to pick up my father in-law Anthony Guiglotto. I’m happy to hang out at the airport to wait for him. He’s a supremely good guy, and I love him. Since the first moment I met…
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Marist College Has Changed My Life Forever
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On March 9th my life was changed forever. I was invited to speak at Marist College to discuss how social media can help students gain employment.