My son Patrick is 28 in a few weeks and girlfriend, career and life have taken him to Centre County, PA…near Penn State….perfect, considering I’m there constantly for University-related activities and my football tailgates. During one of my recent tailgates, the aunt and uncle of Patrick’s girlfriend were in town for the game and stopped …
Your team is built with people with perspectives and backgrounds? That’s the jawn! A few weeks ago while working in Florida, someone mocked my Philly roots by using the word “jawn”, a distinctly Philly word. There was a young man nearby who said “I can’t believe you know jawn. I thought I was the only …
Summer ’18 vs. Summer ’22. Then and now, Kristin likes bright paisley. Then and now, I Iike sharp pink. Some things never change, but most things do (like my hairline and hair color). I laugh when someone says they’re a change-agent. In reality, we hate change; we stick to rituals. Wake-up the same time. Same …
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I have WeatherTech® mats in all of my cars. Love them. They can just be hosed clean for the most part without much effort needed, but I was cleaning my mats a few weeks ago and it bothered me that I couldn’t get some of the water channels perfectly clean, so I broke out the …
Just hot double-nickels recently. 55. From 1967 to 2022 doesn’t seem like such a long stretch of time, until you think about it being the same as 1945 to 2000…then it hits you hard. So, 55 is a long time on the earth. 2,870 weeks. 20,090 days…even more so when I consider this photo from …
Don’t forget to stay connected with folks who’ve been important in your life and career. Today I had a great catch-up call with someone I worked with Tim for a brief stretch while at GMAC in 2098-2009 It was great sharing stories and laughs with him today. Ashamed it’s taken all so long to reconnect …
“Dad, there’s always great weather after a storm.” I was sitting on my balcony in Florida Sunday afternoon, thinking too much about life and career and how the heck I got to where I am despite some really turbulent times in life and career. And then these storm clouds rolled in. Some serious and ominous …
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Just because you get older doesn’t mean you have to let go of childhood completely. You have a lifetime of work…30 years and more for most of us. Work hard to build a life and career but look for ways to escape to the simple joys of youth. There was no way I was passing …
Focus more on your successes, not the failures. These framed pieces are hanging outside of my son’s bedroom. Every time he leaves his room he sees them. One is his Associate’s Degree from Montgomery County Community College, the other is his Bachelor’s Degree from Penn State. He didn’t graduate at 22, he graduated at 26. …
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The “I’ve ignored you but now I need you” request. • “Hey Ron, I know I you’ve sent some notes saying hi over the past few years and I haven’t responded…but I’m searching for another job. Can we hop on a call and talk? I do my best to reach out to as many as …
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