It is so much more than pretending, there are actually things you learn from acting. You can channel empathy. You can convey sympathy. You can emote joy or sadness or frustration … and not look angry, sad or happy doing Read More …
I promised myself that I would NOT buy any new back to school supplies this year. I had very legitimate cause for feeling confident in my promise to myself. What have I found? Resistance is futile. My plan was that Read More …
When making big decisions, sometimes we just throw caution to the wind. (Like booking a trip to Europe with just 30 days before you depart.) Other times, we take referrals and advice. It is usually best however, to start with Read More …
Sometimes, it seems like someone just comes out of nowhere and they are an overnight success. Just like that. Boom. Discovered. No matter that they studied their craft from the age of 3. No matter that they practiced and tried Read More …
Sometimes, the stories we tell at dinner drive the kids to laughter. Sometimes it is confusion. Other times, down right teenage-angst. Go figure. It happens. When we were kids, we had to be careful. Dad would go on and on Read More …
It is far easier now to learn all that you can about a topic. In school. At home. Online, at your fingertips, research. Youtube videos. All for the taking. Even if you cannot read, or perhaps speak the language…Just ask. Read More …
Can you plan ahead and prepare your rebuttal in advance? You would certainly think you could; setting the presidential candidacy – and the debacle of a debate – aside for a moment. Are you prepared for any argument that may Read More …
Thank goodness for organizations like Pixar, Apple, Nintendo and Disney for making being a geek fun. Spending a few hours (again) at the Pixar exhibit at the Franklin Institute in Philly shows how many different types of careers are needed Read More …
Both education and business rely in the collective experience of others to be successful. In education it is learning and reinterpreting concepts, following experiments, proofs and research – constantly building upon those who went before us. It is refined, corrected Read More …