The Thin Line Between Popular and Poopy-Face
Apr 29, 2010 | Entrepreneurship, The Leap
I was interviewed for a national magazine this week, and the writer asked me “what was the one significant life lesson learned in my vast years of experience’. This is a clue that she was obviously younger and more attractive than myself – “vast years of experience” translates consistently ...
The Sound of Silence
Apr 25, 2010 | Entrepreneurship, The Leap
I recently went on spring break with the family. I just completed a big project with the UN and Hollywood (which went extremely well – trying to figure out how to communicate this - Demi says hi), and have been engrossed in starting a new company. So, I ...
Countdown to Launch…
Feb 2, 2010 | Re-Imagine Work, The Leap
Wow. I can’t believe it has been another week and I haven’t blogged. So here’s the problem. I am totally mentally engulfed in two separate initiatives. The first is a venture assisting the Secretary General of the UN and the top 100 most influential people in Hollywood. ...
The Roses
Jan 15, 2010 | Uncategorized
First, read this: Roses By George Bilgere A late fall day, and unseasonably warm enough, for whatever dire reasons, to let me paint the rose trellis a deep red in the brittle afternoon, enjoying the gratitude of thirsty old wood soaking up the blood. This is satisfying, for some reason, although I realize that somewhere an ...
Blogging is Self-Discovery: What I Learned from 1 Year of Social Media
Jan 13, 2010 | Re-Imagine Work, The Leap
For me, 2010 looks to be a year of living tri-polar. I am deep into the process of launching a new company, and just putting finishing touches on my partner group. In November, I was also brought into an extremely important non-profit initiative, which I hope to announce ...
Perspective on Life According to George Costanza
Dec 21, 2009 | Uncategorized
"The most unfair thing about life is the way it ends. I mean, life is tough. It takes up a lot of your time. What do you get at the end of it? A death. What's that, a bonus?!? I think the life cycle is all backwards. You should die first, get it out of the ...
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