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The word “relationship,” shows up in so many different places and contexts in our lives. There are the relationships we inhabit every day of course. For me that includes husband, Dad, coach, brother, friend, etc. Member of Lucky Chapter 62. And there’s how the word shows up on particular forms to be filled out –

On Saturday I went to a child’s B-day party. My soon to be 8 year old daughter was invited by her friend, the B-day girl, to Bounce U – a place to jump in bouncy houses, eat pizza and cake and have fun the way 8 year olds do. My 4 year old son came

Raise you hand if you’ve ever been really cranky in a meeting because you were hungry. What about skipping the gym because of work? Do you feel like you’d be lost without coffee? Every day, we pack our to-do list full of appointments, projects, and other people’s priorities—all those things we need to take care

Good morning! It’s a good looking room today. Pretty full. Looking around, we’re about – what would you say – 60 plus? Sixty people; sixty egos. Now, to be clear, let’s not relate to the word “ego” in the colloquial manner. Typically it’s not a very positive thing. But today, let’s take the judgment out

Happy New Year everybody. It’s great to be back together. When I was a young boy, at sleep-away camp, one of the activities I both thoroughly enjoyed – and excelled at – was sailing. There were these little white fiberglass boats with colorful sails and names like “sunfish.” I enjoyed sitting out on a smooth

Last night was the eighth and final night of Hannukah, we’re five days from Christmas, and eleven from the New Year. The cold weather may have come late but it got here. The music that began at 12:01am the day after Thanksgiving tells us, it’s the season. To reflect, to plan, and to give. It’s

Show of hands, who’s been to a wedding recently? Ok good. Keep your hands up if at any point during that wedding you danced… or attempted to at least. Great. As a younger man I liked to run around a lot. I always had to find the action. Ultimately that had to do with being

Corey Anker always likes to joke about how I’m a systems guy. I try to find systems for everything I do so that things can be automated and use as little time as possible. Well, one of the systems I’ve set up with my team is a weekly meeting where we discuss any issues that

In a 1980 column, the famous composer Richard Rogers said in his column in the Boston Globe that “Showing up is 80 percent of life.” Later on, Woody Allen adjusted this – and got the credit for the more memorable version of this quote – saying, “Eighty percent of life is showing up.” We all