27th July, 2010 - Posted by admin - No Comments
Monday, July 26, 2010
I’m here in San Diego where the weather is beautiful and just the right temperature. I love coming here every month and it serves as a respite for me even though I do a lot of work here and meet with a lot of friends and peers. Abby enjoys it as well as she barks at people from the balcony, goes out in the courtryard for her sunning, and generally has a grand old time.
I mentioned I was at the NSA convention last week, and I really enjoyed myself even though it was my 30th!…
20th July, 2010 - Posted by admin - No Comments
July 19. 2010
Here I am in Orlando at the National Speakers Association convention. This is my 30th in a row and as my husband would have said “Don’t you know it yet?” But I must tell you these are the most creative, bright people you’d want to meet in one spot and there are new ideas flying back and forth like crazy. I already have at least 5 new ones written down and of course now the thing is to implement them. I also had the honor of being elected as a Life Member of the Florida Speakers Association…
12th July, 2010 - Posted by admin - No Comments
July 12, 2010
Well, I’m back from the Chautauqua Institution, and it was a
wonderful week, although a very warm one. I worked out every
day in the gym which wasn’t air conditioned, and it was like
being in a sweat box. How we all survived, I don’t know, but
I was one solid bit of wet when I was done.
The speakers were magnificent and made me want to mentor and
teach even more. The people who go to these lectures are quite
enlightened and posed great questions that had a lot of…
5th July, 2010 - Posted by admin - No Comments
July 5, 2010
Happy Fourth of July everyone. I have had a whirlwind 7 days so far, and I am at the Chautauqua Institution for the week on Ethics and Leadership, two topics very close to my heart. For those of you who don’t know anything about the Institution, it’s where lectures began in the late 1800’s. It is well known for art, politics, dance, music etc and each week has a different theme. I am here with my sister and brother-in-law and we have heard from some distinguished people so far including David Brooks, of the NY Times and…
28th June, 2010 - Posted by admin - No Comments
June 28, 2010
It’s been a wild, humid week. Although I must say that last week
I was up in Lake Placid, New York giving a speech. I landed in
Albany (my old home town), picked up my girlfriend and we drove
up together. While having brunch at a lovely restaurant on the
main street, 4 bikers came up to eat right beside us. Turned
out they were all Pharmacists from Nova Scotia and just delightful.
We had quite a conversation and they are very happy with the
Canadian Health Care System. We…
21st June, 2010 - Posted by admin - No Comments
June 21, 2010
Hope everyone had an extraordinary Father’s Day. Dads don’t
always get the kudos they deserve. My father was terrific
and I was lucky to be raised in such a loving family. My
son often says to me “The best thing that ever happened
to me is that I was born to you and Dad.” I feel the same
way. My parents raised me with love, accountability,
responsibility, discipline and fairness. I love them both
to this day.
Just found some interesting facts for you all from the PR
Insider. …
14th June, 2010 - Posted by admin - No Comments
June 14, 2010
It’s been a fantastic week in San Diego. Although it starts off grey in the morning, by noon the sun is shining brightly and there’s no humidity! I also got together with several friends. Had a lovely dinner party done for me and some other friends, lunched at a variety of restaurants, worked out every single day and even snuck in a personal training session working on my core, which I need desperately. And Abby has been with me every inch of the way enjoying herself wherever we go and then collapsing into a deep sleep once…
7th June, 2010 - Posted by admin - No Comments
June 7, 2010
It’s been an interesting week, interrupted by our famous thunder
storms. We had 78 mile an hour winds at my home which is the
same as a Category One Hurricane. Hopefully, that’s not an omen
of what’s to come this hurricane season. Lots of palm fronds
down, but all is settled right now.
Went to a fantastic concert of Spanish Guitar, Oud and Dumbeck
at the Bass Art Museum near me. Always interesting to hear
new instruments. Took an ethics course for my re-certification
as a Management Consultant and wouldn’t…
31st May, 2010 - Posted by admin - No Comments
May 31, 2010
Here it is Memorial Day and it’s important we remember not only
the men and women who serve us each and every day in the military,
but all the people who are important in our own lives. Some times
we take people for granted, and it’s nice to tell them once in a
while how much they mean to us.
I went to an Argentine Tango show last night. I have been so
enthralled with “Dancing with the Stars” that I finally had to go
and see the experts. Except for…
24th May, 2010 - Posted by admin - No Comments
May 24, 2010
It was an emotional weekend. Many of you know that my mom passed away six months ago, and yesterday was the unveiling of her headstone. Because she is buried in Albany, New York, we didn’t do it earlier because of the winter, and then it became a time when all of us (nieces, nephews, their kids etc.) could have the same weekend to do it. And yesterday was it. I flew to Syracuse where my sister and her family live and then we drove into Albany, had the ceremony and lunch with everyone and friends, and drove…
Older Entries
