Each year I try to “kidnap” my staff of student workers at Klein College of Media and Communication at Temple University during the holidays and surprise them with an experience.  We did Escape the Room. We did hatchet throwing. Last year we went to a Ping Pong event space and then to the Kimmel Center […]

Six years ago, a woman dared me to take a flying trapeze class with her in Chicago while I was traveling across the country for a book tour. I read her dare and cringed. I truly hate heights. But, having written the book on doing first time experiences and facing fears, I really couldn’t say […]

In these obviously difficult and challenging times, there are days when it just feels like too much to feel grateful. Holiday traditions with family, travel, shopping, eating out; all of that is out, for those of us being careful. Families with school age children at home 24/7, antsy in front of their computer screens, all […]

I write on behalf of myself and many of my professional speaker friends and colleagues. No one loves speaking in front of a live audience as much as we do. We love the laughter, the head nods, the high fives and all the eye contact, the storytelling and all that human contact. We love delivering […]

I don’t know about you, but I’ve learned some of the most unexpected things during this pandemic: how to color my own hair, how to do a virtual keynote, how to turn my spare bedroom into my Stage/office/exercise room. I even learned to throw a COVID wedding.  Yep, it’s been a journey. But here’s something […]