Lessons from the Dog Whisperer

On Sunday, I went to listen to Cesar Millan, the Dog Whisperer, speak at NJPAC. It was a birthday gift from my sisters.  They know that I’m his hugest fan. Funny thing is that I don’t actually have a dog. I would love to have a dog though my building in...

For the love of it

My nephew, Max, loves to play basketball.  So much so, that he is out on the driveway practicing in all types of weather with his friends. He loves it. My nephew, Max, plays for the B team. He tried out and made the B team.  He and his team play basketball for the...

Remember when there were dance moves?

It’s been years since there’s been a definitive dance movement.  Right? You may remember back when a dance move was all the fashion.  Think crazes like The Hustle, The Electric Boogaloo, The Twist, The Macarena or The Time Warp. Where are the dances? There...

Bring Back Balance

Sometimes there is an area in your company that’s off kilter.  What does it cost you to not fix it?  Does it even become dire? It’s like the three legged stool and one of its legs is slightly shorter than the other two.  It leaves you off balance, it clunks, and...

"I think everybody should learn it"

(Or, why I went to acting school.) I did. For two years. I wanted to be able to best help my clients succeed – by helping myself.   Hugh Jackman on a recent Inside Actors Studio said it best.  Here is an excerpt: Audience member: How has acting helped you...

Visualize Success – your "Pre-Race Routine"

I was coaching a client over the phone the other day and it was apparent that he needed to remind himself of how confident he should be of his capacity to succeed in front of the promotion panel at his firm. I’ve experienced him presenting and he is quite good....

Does it ever feel like your heart will burst?

This afternoon, I was walking back to the westside from a meeting with a client on Park Avenue. While passing MoMA, I decided to stop in to renew my expired membership. It wasn’t crowded so I could do it fast. You know, back to work. And what a feel-good thing...

5 Obstacles to a Direct Experience

How to create more authenticity, spontaneity and creativity in your interactions? Remove these Obstacles. This is an essay published by Viola Spolin, the innovator and creator of Theatre Games and Improvisation. 1.      The Approval / Disapproval Syndrome If you have...

One of my favorite sayings by a Peacemaker

Power at its best is love implementing the demands of justice. Justice at its best is love correcting everything that stands against love. Martin Luther King- a Community Organizer