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First Blog Post for The Resilient Worker
Some people want it to happen, some wish it would happen, and others make it happen. –Michael Jordan It was a slow, summer Friday night a few years ago, and I was just settling in with a giant glass of…
Many years ago, I took my son on a tour of historic Fenway Park in Boston. My dad was a HUGE Red Sox fan, and the love for the SAWKS had spread to the next generation. It was a glorious…
To have a comeback, you have to have a setback. –Mr. T During my senior year in college, we would routinely blast The Black Crowes’ “Shake Your Money Maker” album. And one song in particular, She Talks to Angels, seemed…
As my daughter flew off to explore new adventures for her semester abroad program, I was reminded of my own experience many years ago. I ventured across the pond to London with a good high school and college friend, ready…
In the spring of 2021, I was beyond excited to see a classic college lacrosse game that was coming to Washington, DC. My son was playing for Villanova and they were set to square off on the campus of Georgetown,…
It’s never too late in life to have a genuine adventure. –Henry David Thoreau Happy Hour at the Sunrise Senior Living Community is a wild affair. A smidge of alcohol. A heaping serving of live music. And episodic outbreaks of…
I learn more from my wipeouts than I do from my best rides. –Laird Hamilton, Champion Big Wave Surfer A young, local high school quarterback had a terrific season for his team last Fall. Under his leadership, the team battled…
True happiness is to enjoy the present without anxious dependence upon the future. –Seneca I had the great fortune to play in a charity golf tournament benefiting the Child Rescue Coalition down in Boca Raton, Florida a few weeks ago. …
It was another glorious weekend on the East Coast, and the perfect opportunity to get outside and play some golf (before settling into watching football and other such important weekend activities!). So I headed out to the links with a…
Earn the right to be proud and confident. –John Wooden As a GenX risk-taker, I had tried all the adrenaline junkie activities. Hang gliding. Parasailing. Bungee-jumping. Zip-lining. But the crown jewel, skydiving, had eluded me for years. Finally, in my…