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 […]

Dear Friends, I write today with such a mix of emotions. It’s hard to explain. Happiness and sadness too. You might think it doesn’t make sense that I want to cry. My oncologist Dr. John Glick and I will no longer meet twice a year and yes, I feel something I can’t explain. Gratitude, relief […]

It was beautiful. It was scary. It was one hell of a roller coaster ride. Think “The Hangover” meets “Twister” meets “Contagion.” That was the weekend leading up to my daughter’s wedding. COVID tornado wedding. Three words you would never expect to see in a sentence together. So let’s see. Where to begin. Well, there’s […]