Archive for April 2022

Five years ago today, I made a list of my six big regrets in life and set a reminder for myself to check back in five years to see if any had been added or deleted. Six, I thought, was a small number. Happily so. Interestingly, almost all of my regrets are from the same…

Thanks to Texas Senator Ted Cruz’s criticism of the book “Antiracist Baby” at the recent Supreme Court hearings for Justice Brown Jackson, I purchased the book from one of my favorite indie bookstores. It turns out I wasn’t the only person who purchased the book recently. Thanks to Cruz’s disparaging of the book, sales jumped…

On Saturday, I spoke at TEDxCornell. It was the ninth TEDx Talk that I’ve delivered and one of the best TEDx conference I’ve ever attended. There were lots of reasons for this. The team of Cornell students were some of the most professional, organized, and competent people with whom I have ever worked. They demanded…

Given how dangerous time travel can be, both for my personal wellbeing as well as the integrity of the space-time continuum, if bestowed the power of time travel, I would use it exceptionally carefully, and only for these reasons: Retrieve the things from the trash that I wasn’t supposed to throw away or regret throwing…

I’ve finished recording the audio version of my new book, “Someday Is Today.” Available now for preorder wherever you get books. Order now! May I recommend Indiebound for your online purchases? Or just pop into your favorite, local bookshop. My local favorites include RJ Julia in Madison, CT, An Unlikely Story in Plainville, MA, and Northshire…

Yesterday, I did something that I have never done before. And perhaps has never been done in all of human history. I slept-walked on an airplane. I was flying back from Ohio, where I had performed the night before. Just prior to takeoff, I closed my eyes and went to sleep, as I often do.…

In my new book, “Someday Is Today,” I talk about the awfulness of the phrase “Yeah, but…” People who use this expression often are often dismissive of solutions and obsessed with their own petty complaints. “Yeah, but…” essentially says, “I agree with you, but your point is irrelevant, because I’d rather dither in my cesspool…

One of the chapters in my upcoming book “Someday Is Today” addresses the idea that we must preserve and promote the positivity offered to us by the people in our life. We need as much food for the soul as we can get. The good news is that we’re offered words of kindness all the…

On the podcast Smartless, Jon Hamm explained how he had failed to land eight consecutive pilots and was fired from another when he landed the role on Mad Men. If any of those pilots had been successful,  it was pointed out, Hamm would’ve missed out on Mad Men, for which he won 15 Emmys. “Everything…

There are three kinds of leaders in this world: Firefighters: These are leaders who charge into the fray regardless of the size and scope of a situation, ready to deploy their skills and strategies to solve problems and make things better. Solving problems makes them feel good and satisfies their egos. It makes them feel…