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I haven’t written here for over two weeks. Not that anyone has noticed. It’s not like I’ve even had a single comment yet. I also haven’t exactly put myself out there. Most of my friends & family don’t even know that I started this blog. I tell myself that I do it for me, so …
I recently had the opportunity to volunteer in my daughter’s classroom to help with a Lego Robotics project. Now, first of all, let me just say that I can’t recall ever doing any projects this cool in middle school. It’s a two part project where the first day involves small groups building and programming a Lego …
Anyone who has ever taken call at a hospital knows that there are “theme weeks”. Theme weeks are when you get consulted for the same or similar issue over and over again in a short period of time. In the world of neurology, for example, you might have seizure week, where you get multiple calls …
A week ago I, along with the rest of the world, learned of the tragic death of Kobe Bryant, his daughter, and seven other people aboard an ill-fated helicopter. I’ll admit that when I first heard about Kobe, I was saddened, but not overly fazed. Tragic stories can be seen daily on the news, after …
For the last few weeks I have taken some concrete steps to make one change in my life. I decided to pick something “small” that I believed would have a reasonable chance of success. I wanted to conquer this challenge over a relatively short period of time and move on to bigger issues in my …
This is the first week of checking in on my goals that I set last week. Self Daily thought work – 5-10 minutes of writing down my daily thoughts. I did this every single day and it was very eye opening. Read 1 book per month (at least 6 personal growth books per year). I …
Most of us are pretty good at keeping promises that we make to other people. If a friend asks you for a favor or your boss asks you to do a project and you agree, you will find a way to get it done. If you have a meeting with a coworker or a lunch …
One of the most common New Years resolutions people make this time of year has to do with loss, weight loss to be exact. While losing some weight does sound great to me, I prefer to think about what I want to gain in the coming year. Here’s what I came up with: Patience Confidence Knowledge/wisdom (personal …
It’s a New Year! A clean slate. An opportunity to make changes from the year before. One of the things that has become very obvious to me in my life is that changes are much more likely to happen when you commit to them. Hope is not a great strategy for change. You can hope …
[I wrote this post one year ago, but I didn’t officially start my blog yet. Given the timing, I thought it would be fitting to post this now.] On the last day of Hanukkah I decided to give my family a gift that they’ve been pining for for the last 8 months. That was when …