Every cloud has a silver lining. As stressful and problematic as the pandemic has been the past two years, it also contained golden opportunities for people. Not just any people. I’m talking about people who are disciplined in learning their craft. I’m talking about people willing to sweat it out to continually improve their skill […]
I’ll admit it. I am one tough customer. Why shouldn’t I be? Because I also am one very good customer. I’m no different from anyone who regularly patronizes a place of business, spending a considerable amount of money, and naturally likes to be treated not just as another customer, but as a loyal customer. A […]
Every generation experiences one or more devastating events of historic proportion. It might be a major war or economic collapse or a terror attack on our own land. But the Covid-19 pandemic is something else altogether: I’ve never seen anything like it. Just about nobody alive has. Whether or not we know someone who has […]
There used to be something called The Generation Gap. That was an expression commonly used when Baby Boomers were the Gen Z of their era — the younger generation. A big deal was made at the time about the many differences that separated teenagers and 20somethings from their parents and grandparents. There were multiple flashpoints […]
Whenever I’m working with, or speaking with, someone of a different generation — whether it’s Millennial, Gen Z, Gen X — one expression they’ll never hear me say is “When I was your age …” I honor the past, where appropriate. But I don’t worship it. And I definitely don’t live in it. There’s only […]
Bruce Springsteen recently led the long awaited return of Broadway by bringing back his award-winning one-man show. My wife Stephanie and I enjoyed seeing Springsteen on Broadway when it first opened in 2017. The Boss shares fascinating stories about his life, including one that instantly resonated with me. Imagine yourself an 8-year-old who has no […]
As the Millennial Baby BoomerTM, I like to stay plugged in to all the generations. That includes not only Millennials, but Gen X and Gen Z. Staying on their wavelength, as well as my own, helps me to understand how the world is turning and where we are going. We really are all in this […]
Do you wear cargo shorts or Ugg boots? Are you into Disney anything? Do you post memes like “Live, Laugh, Love” or “Girl Boss”? How about spraying on Axe deodorant? Sound familiar? Then welcome to Cheugyland! If you’re 25-40 years old (Millennial) or 24 and younger (Gen Z), Cheugy is a thing. But everyone can […]
Imagine if your boss gave you a lie-detector test and the first question you were asked is, “Have you been putting in a full 40 hours a week during the pandemic while working at home?” How would you answer the question, assuming you didn’t want the polygraph machine to show your boss you were […]
So What Are We Doing About It? If you follow the news every day, as I do, you know that half of America hates the other half. Or at least that’s what we are led to believe. Pick a topic, almost any topic, and you can rest assured that there are people ready to pick […]
