What are the most powerful words in the English language? According to the legendary Don Hewitt, the legendary creator and long-time producer of 60 Minutes, they are these four, in sequence: Tell Me a Story. For the record, Hewitt is also quoted as having said,...
I’ve asked for and received a lot of advice over the course of my career. Some advice has been helpful. Other advice has been purely comical. In my quest for better work/life balance, I’ve polled co-workers who manage career and family about their life...
Thirty-five minutes into our hike into the Grand Canyon we arrived at the vista. We were the equivalent of 76 flights of stairs down and my quads, already quaking, would need to take on the harder half of the route – UP – on the way back. But the kids...
Once upon a time, there was a fair maiden who hoped to meet a prince. And she did. And they moved into the castle and lived happily ever after. The End. That’s not how you recall the story, is it? Let’s try a more modern version: Once upon a recent time, there was an...
January 1 Dear Fitness Instructor, Thank you so much for your encouragement! I am excited to begin this journey towards better health / fitness / pant size! Your boot camp / yoga / spin class sounds right up my alley and I can’t wait to turn myself into a Badass /...
