I Want to “Be Like Mike” (& Why We Should Be Wary of Celebrity Culture)

I saw Jason Sudekis, one of my favorite SNL personalities, on a talk show wearing some throw-back AJ’s with his suit.  It was pretty stylish.  I’m four-decades in now, so when I say “throw back” Jordan’s – well – it means pretty far back. I went out the next day and found a pair of […]

SUMMER’S MUSICAL SABBATHS: Remembering to Be Here Now (FROM BUSTED HALO.COM)

That evening with the Lumineers, in the middle of their most popular song, the band abruptly — stopped playing. Lead singer Wesley Schultz stepped to the microphone and pleaded, “Be here with us now.” He said: “Please put your phones away; just be here with us now.” The band quickly returned to form and charged into the next verse, but no one seemed to actually put away their phone. The truth unveiled in our summer musical expeditions is simply that life happens in the moment.

WRITE AWAY! The Dangers of “Self-Editing” Your Life

I watched a short video clip of a best-selling author named Jon Acuff discuss the writing process. Acuff is the author of several inspiring books that I recommend to anyone in any profession: Start & Quitter.  In the presentation he explained the perils of “self-editing” before you even begin a task. Acuff pointed out that […]