I’ll always remember driving through the Great Smoky Mountains over July 4th weekend several years ago, listening to Garrison Keillor’s final show of a Prairie Home Companion, broadcast live from the Hollywood Bowl.
President Obama called to give Keillor a shout-out for his 40+ years of story-telling. Keillor asked, “What are you looking forward to when you’re out of office?”
I’ll always remember, years ago, standing in a pouring rain on a crowded NYC street trying to flag down a taxi. No luck. I called my son out of frustration, told him what was happening and said, “I’m going to miss my plane. Any suggestions?”
Years ago, an engineer stood up at an event I was speaking at and said, “When I was a kid, I couldn’t wait to grow up because I thought confidence came with the territory.” I told him, “The way to get confidence is to…
Do you deal with someone who repeatedly puts people down? Who blames everyone else for what goes wrong? Chances are you’re dealing with a bully – or what I call a 5%er.
Years ago, I had the privilege of working for Rod Laver. One day after our national tennis camp, Rod asked if I’d like to “hit for a bit,” which was his way of…
One day, I saw a woman sitting on the beach by herself, crying. I went over and asked, “Are you okay?” She said, “No, I’m NOT okay. I don’t belong here…”
I let a friend use my lake cottage, for free. When I arrived the next weekend, I couldn’t believe what a mess he left…
Years ago I was watching Chris Evert’s commentary at Wimbledon. She said…
People often tell me, “I’m a business owner, not a speaker.” I reply back with…
A woman told our group that her friend had recently gotten laid off. She tried to commiserate by saying “I know just how you feel.” Her friend fired back, “You do NOT know how I feel.”
