When I was growing up, I lived in a three-decker tenement building in East Boston. I lived on the third floor with my mom and sister; my grandparents lived on the first floor. Because of this arrangement, I spent a lot of time with my grandparents, learning their take on life and what was truly important in […]

When I was in radio, one of my bosses mentioned the concept of “corner store marketing” that he read about in a book. I never read the book, but totally got the concept, because I actually lived it. I have been telling this story for 15 years to staff and students. Thought I’d share it […]

Typically, people are so consumed with various aspects of their own lives that they do not pay the necessary attention to truly see what is going on in the lives of others. It’s not that folks do not care – it’s purely a time management issue. If you are going to invest time to really […]