No news is, well, no news.

I’ve been a bit preoccupied lately. This past weekend my family celebrated the bat mitzvah of my amazing, beautiful, brilliant, oldest daughter (isn’t it remarkable how unbiased I am about this?). As you probably know, a bat mitzvah is a coming of age religious celebration that comes with a party. Things can sometimes get a…

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Word of the Year

Last week, I offered up a raft of tools to help you keep your New Year’s Resolutions. This week, I’m going to let you in on a secret: I didn’t actually make any resolutions this year―at least not in the traditional sense. Instead, I’m using an alternative approach: the Word of the Year. Word of the…

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New Year’s Resolutions: Solutions

How are your New Year’s Resolutions going? Mock these annual promises we make with ourselves as you wish; 45% of Americans usually make them. Sadly, we aren’t great at keeping them. After the first week, 15% of us will have dropped off. (I tend to be in that group so if you are still solid on…

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Joseph Dickstein, November 22, 1942 – December 2, 2014

As dedicated as we are to our businesses, there are some moments that are bigger then business. I had one of those moments last month. My dad died on December 2. I have been playing with more gentle ways of saying this… “My dad passed away.” “My family experienced a loss.” None of that really…

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