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In the Spring of 1985, I was a sophomore at Georgetown Preparatory High School, when the school announced they would be fielding their first lacrosse team. At the time, many of us had never even heard of the sport, much…
In the Fall of 1989, I embarked on a glorious adventure to spend my Junior Year first semester “studying” in London. My friend, Mike Kubik, and I arrived as a couple of Ugly Americans, ready to soak in the sights…
Fifteen years ago, I was on the business treadmill, traveling constantly and racking up a hundred plus nights a year on the road. At the time, I was living in Washington, DC but working for a company headquartered in Conshohocken,…
Team sports hold so many important lessons. At face value, the collective objectives are crystal clear. Score points. Play defense. Win. The results are not open to interpretation. But there are different ways to go about achieving the desired results. …
Though you may not have done anything, will that be a consolation when she’s gone? –Billy Joel Several years ago, my friend worked for a small technology firm in the internet advertising space. It was a great company with a…
Nine times out of ten, we compare ourselves to people who we think are better than us, and end up feeling more inadequate. –Jack Canfield Like most trends in my life, I was late to the dot-com bubble. I had…
It takes a special kind of person to make it through the Navy Basic Underwater Demolitions/SEAL (BUD/S) Training. This 24-week grind at the Naval Special Warfare Center in Coronado, CA challenges aspiring SEALs with perhaps the hardest physical and mental…
Our refrigerator has been a source of constant angst in the Clark household for the last three months. There is some undiagnosable issue rendering the middle of the refrigerator freezing, and the top and bottom hot. Sub-optimal. Unfortunately, the coils…
Too often, we experience appreciation in hindsight. –The Resilient Worker As the youngest of five kids, I was used to getting dragged around on wild family adventures. But the road trip we took from Washington, DC to Tampa, Florida in…
Keep your face always toward the sunshine—and shadows will fall behind you. —Walt Whitman If ever there was a year that tested our resilience, 2020 was it! The global pandemic brought us to our knees in so many ways. As…