28 04, 2020

Please Stop Calling it “Social Distancing”

By | April 28th, 2020|Categories: COVID-19 Crisis|Tags: , , , , , |0 Comments

I’m a word guy. My career is grounded in the spoken and written word. As such, I believe in the power of words and that it’s important that the words we use are highly descriptive of what we’re trying to communicate. Words are so powerful because they have meaning. And that meaning acts as the [...]

3 09, 2014

Is Emotional Openness the Key to Healthy Relationships?

By | September 3rd, 2014|Categories: Psychology|Tags: , , , , , |0 Comments

Have you ever been at a social event, whether a hosted dinner, picnic, party, what-have-you, and you meet someone who is obviously intelligent, well educated, and successful? You fully expect an interesting conversation, yet it stumbles from the start. The conversation stays at a superficial level and, within a short time, you are actually struggling [...]

13 06, 2014

A Father’s Day Gift

By | June 13th, 2014|Categories: Parenting|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , |0 Comments

This video should remind us all what's really important in our lives and how we should spend our time. Happy Father's Day!!

30 05, 2014

A Must-See Video of the Impact of Technology on Our Lives

By | May 30th, 2014|Categories: Technology|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |0 Comments

In my recent post, I argue that opportunity costs (time spent doing one thing is time not spent doing other things) may be the greatest threat from technology. A friend just sent me this video titled Look Up that powerfully demonstrates what we miss–life, love, beauty, opportunity!–when we immerse excessively in technology. Here are a few great lines [...]