During my freshman year of college I was cast in Shakespeare’s Cymbeline as Lord #1. I was thrilled with the casting and the opportunity to be on the mainstage at my college for the first time. The rehearsal process flew by and before I knew it, I was on stage for opening night. During one
Last week I read about Seth Godin’s Your Turn Challenge in one of his blog posts and was intrigued. The guidelines were simple: Write and post once a day for 7 days. I had been very good in the past about writing on a regular basis, but had been more sporadic as things started to
Back in December of 2012 I hosted the first ConnectorCon while I was still working in business development at an educational technology start up. I had been to a conference earlier that year that I was not impressed with and I thought it would be cool to try and do something better. So on November
One of the first jobs I had was as a dishwasher in a family restaurant. I am absolutely convinced that my first job prepared me for the rest of my life. One of the many lessons I learned was how to get unstuck. What’s the best way to do this? Make a dent. If you’ve
The other night, I was out at an event in which there were a number of entrepreneurs. One young man came up to me and asked what I thought was the one most important thing that he could do to improve his performance. I didn’t have to think long to come up with the answer:
One time I had a meeting with someone I was introduced to via email. We had a nice email exchange and agreed to meet for breakfast at a relatively busy spot in midtown. I got there early and grabbed a seat at one of the tables as the waitress came over. She looked at me,
When I used to direct shows one of the things I would have conversations with my actors about all the time was what lay behind a character’s objective in the scene. For example, if I asked one of my actors what they wanted in the scene and they replied, “I want my father to pay
While out at dinner the other night, this event was mentioned and some laughter was shared around the idea that someone with celebrity status would not be aware of something so “basic.” As I listened to the story and thought about the headlines surrounding it, something else started to bubble up for me. This was not
It’s often been stated that when you begin your journey you need a lot, so you say yes to whatever comes your way. This usually works at the beginning because saying yes to opportunity can lead to all sorts of changes in life. As you start to get more successful, something very interesting happens. Your
In most scenarios when you meet someone and would like to get to know them better, you invite them to get together one on one. The two of you will agree to meet at someone’s office, grab coffee, or grab lunch. If lunch is suggested, there is a lot more to contend with and think
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