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I get asked all the time how I manage…well…time, and I use this quite from William Penn that i have on hand. “Time is what we want the most and use the worst.” -William Penn It’s hard, especially without routine or with so many things flashing in and out of what is “important” in the …
If you ever have the opportunity to go to the National Women’s Soccer League offices in Manhattan, you will see one of Commissioner Jessica Berman’s favorite quotes as soon as you get off the elevator. It is from Nelson Mandela, which he used numerous times, about the ability for sport to unify, engage and change …
We did our play “Lombardi” 14 years ago at Circle in the Square theater, one of the characters who people learned the most from was Marie Lombardi, Vince’s wife, played by the great Judith Light. Marie gave fans an insight into the persona of the Hall of Fame coach that few knew about, and it really helped …
On Christmas Eve, 2007, Sports Illustrated…which was quite a big deal then… ran a back of the book story by Scott Price, who had the chance to play then-candidate Barack Obama in a game of basketball. The story showed casual sports fans, who many times are also politics averse, a side of the candidate that …
We are all challenged to make the best of the only thing we actually have full control over…our time. We make conscious choices to read, watch, play, sleep and on and on. It’s literally our call. As curious learners we also have to make sure that we are using that time to ingest information well …
My friend Dave Siroty is a curious learner, always asking questions and seeing what’s around him. We love to talk about the cool things you can see and learn if you are willing to engage and meet new people. Case in point from Dave this week…a niche business with a big upside…or downside depending on …
Twenty three years later still remains a very tough day for many. I have written about our experience that day at the USTA, and linked to the story that we played here, with both the positive and the negative. We lost 39 from Fordham and 26 from my high school Xaverian as well as so many …
Nashville in 72 hours…amazing time lots of applicable learning and ‘why nots,’ so taking a page…literally from the soon to be departed Hemispheres Magazine (United is discontinuing its in flight magazine this month sadly) which always had its great “three days in” feature highlighting the best of a destination, here are some learnings of the …
When you work for a team, a league, an event, tickets are a hassle. Often times transfers don’t happen, the point of contact is overworked and has different priorities, people don’t show up, they aren’t appreciated, people ask for more, they expect everything is free and on and on. The bigger the event, the bigger …
It’s another sad day in our country as a school shooting in Georgia shocks us for a second before the powers that be return to nonsense. So let’s find a sensible pivot. A revisit and an update on good. The worries we have about our children may ebb and flow, but they never really disappear, …
