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First Blog Post for The Resilient Worker
Where do balloons go when you set them free? It can happen to anyone. It happened to me. –Jamie Lee Curtis My parents live in an old, stone farmhouse in southern New Hampshire. The woods and fields surrounding the property…
The annual Georgetown Prep vs. Gonzaga football game has a storied history in the Washington, DC area. Every year, thousands of fans, of all ages, gather to cheer on two of the oldest Jesuit high schools in the country. The…
Bob Dilweg is the son of a legendary National Football League (NFL) Green Bay Packer offensive and defensive end and the father of a former NFL Green Bay Packer quarterback. “Clearly, my father’s athletic gene missed me. But I must…
Apparently, I didn’t always hate Carolina blue. In the Fall of 1980, my older brother Jerry enrolled at Duke University. My parents drove him down from Washington, DC and dragged his 10-year old kid brother (me!) along for the ride. We…
Do the right thing. It will gratify some people and astonish the rest! –Mark Twain Last Monday started off great. I had an early morning meeting in a beautiful, mahogany conference room in downtown Washington, DC. And after wrapping up…
Let me win. But if I cannot win, let me be brave in the attempt. –Special Olympics Oath A made basket. An electrifying smile. A miracle in the making. Tim Mullin and Dave Ficca have been coaching in the Unified…
Inspiration and hope will come if we are open to it. So why fight it? I recently took the family up to visit my sister’s lake house in Southern Maine. It was the ultimate “unplugged” experience. Pontoon boats on the water. …
I am not a strong golfer. I certainly enjoy getting out when I can, and love the comradery of the game. But, having taken it up later in life, I am in no danger of breaking any course records. And, many times,…
The relatively new community at Pike & Rose in North Bethesda, Maryland delivers a little city to the suburbs. A touch of Santa Monica flair at the Summer House restaurant. Some old school bowling at Pinstripes. The best ice cream sandwiches in the…
Continuous effort, not intelligence, is the key to unlocking your potential. –Winston Churchill Years ago, a good friend of mine was eager to establish himself in the real estate business. He had recently graduated from a Midwestern, public university (where…