Awesome Company: The Polaroid Collection

Yesterday, I spent the afternoon at Sotheby’s in Manhattan looking at the photographs from the Polaroid Collection. This collection contains works by past and contemporary artists. Works by Ansel Adams, Chuck Close, William Wegman, Robert Mapplethorpe, Peter Beard, Lorna Simpson and other wonderful artists line the walls of five floors. My work is also a part of the Polaroid Collection. Although I feel ...

Whose Life Is It Anyway?

As a fan of Jim Carrey, one of my all-time favorite movies is The Truman Show. The hero, Truman, lives inside a Utopian bubble carefully constructed just for him by a savvy media company. Unbeknownst to Truman, hidden cameras broadcast his every move live on television 24/7 to an audience of millions. While outwardly, he appears happy-go-lucky, inwardly a subtle desperation begins to take hold, as he gradually...

Overcome Procrastination – Do Nothing!

Often “doing nothing” is associated with procrastination but that is not what I see in my coaching practice. The people who come to me are very active and ambitious individuals – they just don’t seem to be able to overcome procrastination on their own. Instead of doing nothing or too little, they actually do too much. How is that possible? In order to avoid tasks that evoke negative feelings...

Can We Really Have It All?

We are living at a very exciting point in history. I say this in spite of all the terrible news one gets on the television and in the newspaper every day. (I mean, really, when in the history of humankind have there not been daily threats to one’s existence?) So aside from those inevitable concerns, I would say we live at a time of great opportunity. On the social front in this country, civil rights battles...

Give It A Try

To learn anything, we have to try. At the very least. Try is one of the weakest of all efforts. However, we don't want to underestimate it as a step in a good direction. Webster dictionary defines try as 'to make an attempt at.' In order to give your capability a fair chance, next time you are sitting in a learning environment, be sure you are fueled (you have eaten); be sure you are rested (you have...