Nov 18Member-onlyHow Distancing Yourself From Your Goals Actually Brings You Closer To What You Want.Every morning whenever possible, I like to write before I start my day. I don’t eat first because the hunger I feel at this time of day can only be satiated by creativity. That’s the best kind of hunger. …Goal Setting3 min readGoal Setting3 min read
Jun 16Member-onlyWhat’s Draining You Right Now?Shift Your Energy To Where You Need It Most. What are you putting up with right now that never used to bother you at all? Think about it. Are there people, habits or things in your life that are draining your energy more than filling you up at this moment? Are there people, habits or things in your life…Mindset Shift3 min readMindset Shift3 min read
Apr 21Member-onlyThe Wisdom of WORDLEYesterday morning, for the very first time, I used up all my attempts to figure out the right 5 letter word in “Wordle”. I play it every morning and, until yesterday, have always been able to guess the correct word before I ran out of tries.(If …Wordle4 min readWordle4 min read
Jan 18Member-onlyThe Syncopated Rhythm of LifeGrowing up as a young dancer, I loved performing but was especially drawn to teaching. I began doing just that at a very young age. Not because I was any kind of an expert but because I wanted to — I needed to -lead. In the studio, I regularly found…Mindfulness Practice3 min readMindfulness Practice3 min read
Aug 19, 2021Member-onlyThe Hurdles We Face in the Human RaceAs if life as we know it isn’t already disorienting enough, the recent Olympic games were called Olympic Games Tokyo 2020. One-hundred years from now, our ancestors are going to have a difficult time understanding the chronology of this decade. …Values2 min readValues2 min read
May 20, 2020Member-onlyCelebrating the Class of 2020!These brilliant young people are discovering things about themselves that you can’t learn if you don’t stop long enough to recognize how much you’ve grown. — Milestones offer us the rare opportunity to stand still for a moment and reflect on how far we’ve come — or to see how far we have left to go. …Class Of 20203 min readClass Of 20203 min read
May 7, 2020Member-onlyThis Too Shall PassIt had been almost six weeks since we left our Hell’s Kitchen sublet in NYC. Broadway had shut down, the university had gone remote, and the world as we knew it had changed forever. It was a Friday night, as I sat nestled in my Adirondack chair, savoring every moment…Perspective2 min readPerspective2 min read
May 2, 2020Member-onlyHow the Systematic Disruption of COVID-19 is an Opportunity to Take a Deeper, Closer Look at Who We Are.The motivation behind the things we do is where the seeds for personal growth are sown. — It’s been over a century since anyone has experienced the kind of global pandemic we are facing today. …Personal Growth3 min readPersonal Growth3 min read
Apr 15, 2020Member-onlyDeveloping Deeper Connections With Our Adult ChildrenHow we define “being” a parent to our kids is up to us. And it may very well be the most important decision we choose to make. — There was a time when we knew what was right for our children. Or at least we knew that we were expected to know what was right. And so, like most well-meaning parents, we quickly took on the role of decision maker for our children. For decades, with their best…Parenting3 min readParenting3 min read
Apr 3, 2020Member-onlyBefriending Your Inner CriticImagine a scenario where you are the landlord, and you have a tenant who has been living upstairs for as long as you can remember. The tenant is loud and opinionated, and has, on many occasions, kept you up at night, unable to block out the noise. You’ve considered evicting…Self Awareness3 min readSelf Awareness3 min read