Keynote Speaker, Author & Reinvention Architect
If you don’t swim, you can’t drown. You also don’t get anywhere. But what if there’s something you want on a small island out in the distance, and there aren’t any boats or other means to get there? What do you do now? More often than not, people tend to capitulate to their fear, saying…
Over a month ago, I had a huge opportunity before me. Explora Journeys recognized my thought leadership in the realm of personal reinvention. They invited me to be Luminary as part of their onboard enrichment program. I’d be delivering 3 unique talks around personal reinvention. A week before the trip, I was sitting on the…
Years ago, I was walking in one of my favorite places, Tod’s Point, in Old Greenwich, CT. It was a stunning day, and everything just felt “right.” I was filled with joy and in a state of pure, unadulterated bliss. I started to think about what I could do to make it even better and…
“An empty coffee pot left on the coffee maker will shatter and hurt you.” I remember, but I can’t recall where I heard this as a kid, but it stuck with me. So much so that every morning, after I pour the last drop, I turn the machine off and place the empty pot several…
“I feel unworthy of success.” The words carry weight beyond their brevity. Feeling unworthy of success is a devastating, imprisoning belief. When we carry this belief, we’ll stand in the way of our success. We’ll be our own worst enemy. If, even through this, we’re able to reach our definition of success, we’ll blow it…
After prison, I landed a job working the front desk at a gym in the Lower East Side of Manhattan. It was a great job to land after prison; I was still getting my legs underneath me after falling to rock bottom and slowly climbing out. I met many of my closest friends to this…