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Inviting More Play into Your Life The Power of Play, Part Four On the last day of her life, my dog Frannie fell off the bed. She was so excited to see my friend Nan enter the room with a squeaky dog toy, that in her final act of exuberance, she tumbled to the Read more »
How Play Improves Our Lives The Power of Play, Part III In Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining,” the simple phrase “All work and no play make Jack a dull boy” produces a bone-chilling moment of terror for the audience. Although the message behind those words is far less horrific in normal context, in truth the axiom Read more »
Understanding the Human Element of Play The Power of Play, Part I Modern life is chock full of play: playlists, power plays, fair play and foul play. We play it cool, play catch-up (or dress-up), play the field, play to win, and play for keeps. We even play the lottery (and the slots). Unfortunately, Read more »
Listening Techniques to Boost Focus and Attentiveness “Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment.” Buddha I’ve always been a big daydreamer. As a child I often struggled to pay attention and focus in school. Depending on the time of day, subject, and activity, Read more »
Harnessing the Natural Power of Momentum With summer well underway, I’ve rediscovered newfound motivation for my more health-conscious 2018 New Year’s resolutions, which—like an ostensibly endless winter—seemed mired in dull dormancy with only occasional bursts of sunny momentum. Ironic, since I live about 20 minutes from the shore, and the beach is momentum’s classroom. Read more »
Taking a Mono-Task Approach to Productivity To do two things at once is – in reality – to do neither. –Unknown I have a dear friend who loves to call me when she’s washing dishes. Another always calls from the car on his commute home from work. Though I am embarrassed to Read more »
Don’t Let Your Leaders Walk Away from Training Hungry for What They Need “If we are to keep our businesses relevant and our consumers happy, we must embrace empathy and let it be the force that drives us forward.” Jason M. Boyers – Forbes 2013 It certainly looked good when I ordered. It Read more »
The Benefits of Coaching for You and Your Team “Coaching is taking a player where he can’t take himself.” – Bill McCartney, College Football Hall of Fame Coach -2013 Living in NYC for 15 years, I loved the spectrum of resources available to take wherever I wanted to go. Amtrak and Metro North took Read more »
Boost Innovation and Engagement with an Environment of Trust During the first two months I lived in the Bronx, I craved corn muffins every day. Every. Single. Day. I lived about 10 blocks from the Riverdale Diner and Stella Doro factory, so the rich, buttery aroma of baking muffins and biscotti greeted my dog Read more »
“Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment.” Buddha I’ve always been a big daydreamer. As a child I often struggled with attentiveness and focus in school. Depending on the time of day, subject, and activity, a class could feel like Read more »