“Stum!” That’s what my son said to me, just like that, with no context. Any idea what he could have been talking about? Me neither, at first. Eventually I realized he meant “solar system,” referring to a video he wanted to watch. The challenge for me was that he was using an abbreviation with absolutely …
Down the slide example
“The slide is too big for me.” Said my daughter Amina, at the top of the tallest slide in the playground. Up until this point, she had never gone down such a big slide by herself. 5 seconds later, my son Barak, who also never before went down a slide that size by himself, proceeded …
Single child, double stroller?
Even on the rare occasion when I am spending the day at the New York Botanical Gardens with only one of my two children, I still chose the Baby Jogger double stroller. Why? So glad you asked. Our Baby Jogger City Select Lux double stroller is so versatile, robust, and high quality, that it’s still …
Be selfish by being selfless
Oddly enough, the best way for me to enjoy some down time at the Bronx Zoo with my kids is to focus on their experience first. For example: As I learned many years ago from marketing mastermind Jay Abraham: The most selfish thing you can do, is to be selfless. It is precisely because I …
Is the juice worth the squeeze?
On-site for an Excel session / Q&A with a client today in Brooklyn, and I wanted to share an analogy that seemed to resonate with the team. BEFORE you automate or improve a complex spreadsheet process, answer this question: Is the juice worth the squeeze? Shout out to my friend John DeMato for teaching me …