The One Word That Will Lead to “Success” (from New York Minute Magazine)

We live in a “yes, we can” world. The word “yes” elects politicians. We read books about the power of the positive response. “Yes-men” tend to scale corporate ladders with spider-like efficiency. We want to watch movies about people who say, “Yes, I do.” In so many ways, we are trained from a young age […]

“The Vaccination” (from New York Minute Magazine)

It was time for my vaccination. I stood in a long line, hushed by the unique elixir of mid-week exhaustion and fluorescent school house lights for my annual flu-shot. I nervously stretched my shirtsleeve up as far as it would go anticipating the needle. Something about the line, the inoculation and my mood reminded me […]