There is an old toy car that’s been in my family for decades and the way that it works is you put it on a flat surface and pull it backwards; that creates tension in a spring inside the car and that propels it forward. I think in life there are often situations where we […]
car, go forward, moving forward, toy car
This morning while I was making coffee, I was looking down at the box the coffee came in and it said on there “bold yet refined, strong yet smooth” relating to this brand of coffee. I thought that’s a pretty awesome way to be in life, to be bold, yet refined, that sounds pretty good, […]
coffee, message, messaging
When the final scene of the iconic series The Sopranos ended, viewers were left with a dark screen, the sound of a ringing bell over a diner door, and not much else. And that gap of information which was of course intentional by the creators, caused all kinds of frustration, but also fun while viewers […]
frustration, information, sopranos
In Malcolm Gladwell’s excellent 2005 book “Blink”, he interviews two food tasters who have just excellent and perceptive pallets. During the interview, it’s sort of a minor piece of the interview, but they talk about something called “rework”, which is when prior ingredients or ingredients from another product are included in the making of a […]
blink, cookie, malcolm gladwell, reworked cookie
I read a news article the other day about a lawsuit involving the definition of just one word in a contract. Despite the length and complexity of the contract, the lawsuit hinged on that one word. It made me think about all the things in life that are big decisions or commitments that we make, […]
lawsuites, newspaper, short, short words
In Mitch Albom’s book The Five People You Meet in Heaven, the main character, Eddie, passes away and in the afterlife he meets with five people from his life and has conversations with each one of them that are Illuminating in some way about his character or other issues. And what’s interesting, is in at […]
book, heaven, meeting, mitch albom, people
Due to a quirk and how the roads are laid out in an area not far from me, you can be at the intersection of Old Gulph Road and Old Gulph Road, it’s not that literally there are two streets that are named the exact same thing, it has to do with how one continues […]
gulph road, road, roads
I came across a quotation recently that really hit home, from the humorist and broadcaster Andy Rooney, who used to have a regular segment on “60 Minutes.” He said, “If you smile when no one else is around, you really mean it.” The reason why it hit home is I’m reminded of so many personal […]
andy rooney, smile, smile to yourself, smiling
The other morning I was coming back from a business event and I was wearing a suit and tie. I stopped at a supermarket and as I was walking through the bakery department a customer stopped me and said,” Are you from corporate?” and I said,” No, I’m a Psychologist.” And she said,” Let me […]
bakery, bread, bread department, first impression, supermarket
