0015: ORIGINAL THOUGHT LEADERSHIP

0015: ORIGINAL THOUGHT LEADERSHIP

Mark Twain exhibited great humility and presence of mind in his pre-pre-pre-digital age autobiographical declaration: “There is no such thing as a new idea… We simply take a lot of old ideas and put them into a sort of mental kaleidoscope. We give them a turn and they...
0014: PIERCING THE SOCIAL BUBBLE

0014: PIERCING THE SOCIAL BUBBLE

Occasionally the cosmic tumblers align and multiple separate and distinct conversations gravitate toward one central theme. These seemingly coincidental occurrences have likely increased of late due to the influence of social media algorithms. However, they have been...
0013: STREAMS OF CONSCIOUSNESS

0013: STREAMS OF CONSCIOUSNESS

People now largely crave immediate, tangible knowledge over repetitious historical references. Why are we still calling it a market “correction?” Downtrend in university model will accelerate, force hand of administrations to pivot to automation/AI and e-learning at a...
0012: CHANNELING TOM HAGEN

0012: CHANNELING TOM HAGEN

Robert DuVall (Bob to those who want to sound like they know him personally) delivered an A+ performance as Don Vito Corleone’s consigliere Tom Hagen in The Godfather. Hagen was a lawyer with a special practice – he only had one client. While I would never...
0011: KEEPING YOUR HEAD ON A SWIVEL

0011: KEEPING YOUR HEAD ON A SWIVEL

Coach Chris Deeks was adamant about his players being squawk boxes on our high school lacrosse field. As a defensive midfielder, this meant spending my shift not only isolating the opposing offensive star and attempting to snatch the ball away, but vocalizing...
0010: EVALUATING RELATIONSHIPS & ACTIVITIES

0010: EVALUATING RELATIONSHIPS & ACTIVITIES

For those familiar with the NYC Subway, the pic accompanying this post likely prompted you to reach for the nearest bottle of sanitizer and pump way more than the recommended quarter-sized dose all over your hands. Everyone else who did not experience a Pavlovian...