If You Can’t Fix It, Feature It The first time I heard this phrase was at a cocktail party. Someone said, “Group picture– look this way!” The gentleman next to me said, “I do not like having… Read More
Position Yourself for Promotion It’s February – how’s 2017 going for you? If your world has been anything like mine, January was a bit of a blur. In the interest, then, of getting the… Read More
Your Most Powerful Weapon… The violence around the world, and the divisiveness of America’s political discourse, have been (and are likely to continue to be) deeply upsetting. Despair—and its frequent shadow, apathy— have gone… Read More
“I’ll Know It When I See It”: a.k.a. What to Do with a Know-It-All Last week I had the opportunity to be the keynote speaker at the National Jewelry show in Las Vegas (a.k.a. JCK). As is my habit, I opened up the floor… Read More
A Goal for Imbeciles This past Tuesday I was listening to a review on NPR of a new exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum in New York City called “Unfinished: Thoughts Left Visible.” It is… Read More
One Hour of Play = One Year of Conversation “You can discover more about a person in one hour of play than in a year of conversation,” is a quote attributed to Plato by some, although my good friend… Read More
The Importance of a Full-Fat Life Many of us spend time thinking about how much (or little) fat we put in our mouths—but how many of us spend time considering the amount of fat we have… Read More
Put On Your Listening Ears (Or, “Emails that Make Me Insane”) As those of you who are Judge Judy fans know (and if you’re not yet one, I recommend you become one post haste—she’s hilarious and clear), plaintiffs and defendants alike… Read More
Exit Through an Open Door I took a train from NYC to Albany last week. When we stopped in Yonkers the conductor announced, “Please exit through an open door.” When I heard this, my first… Read More
Are You Working with an Emotional Hoarder? How to Tell and (More Importantly) What to Do About It As I understand it, the television show “Hoarders” has a rabid following. I haven’t watched it (I vacuum out my toaster oven…that’s a different kind of show…) but previews give… Read More