“Let us do something while we have the chance… At this place, at this moment of time, all mankind is us.” — The character, Vladimir, in Samuel Beckett’s play “Waiting for Godot” A personal story… Starting in 2007, upon determining that I wanted to pursue an entrepreneurial career, I began to engage in what I […]
Month: November 2015
Schedule a Holiday Happy Hour
So, it’s the Sunday after Thanksgiving… let the holiday season commence! As I have suggested many times over the years, something happens in American culture between Thanksgiving Day and New Year’s Day… with the exception of professionals in retail, life for others of us seems to sssslllloooowwww dddddoooowwwwnnnn…. The atmosphere becomes more festive (and perhaps […]
Philotimo: Honor to Friendship
Stick with me on this one. I exercise three mornings a week at the Jewish Community Center of Greater Kansas City. This is a relatively new phenomenon for me. When I began working out regularly back in February, I was a touch nervous about it. Having been very out of shape, self-conscious, overweight… all coupled […]