I am a naturalized US citizen, having been born and raised in Israel to parents, who themselves, emigrated to Israel from Poland and Russia following World War II. My parents were fluent speakers of many languages; my mother’s native tongue was Polish and my father’s, Russian. But living in a newly created state comprised of refugees and immigrants from all over the world, it seemed like a mini tower of babel with all the languages that I heard growing up....

I find questions to be a critical tool to evaluate where I am and where I should go. Yet, I have also learned that asking the wrong question will surely lead me in the wrong direction and outcome. Here are 12 tough questions that help me, and my clients stay the course and increase success:  What scares you or even paralyzes you from taking massive action towards your goals? What makes you feel alive that creates happiness and enthusiasm to...

Here are some of my weekly insights that I hope are of great value to you: Identify your next innovation and take massive action towards its achievement. When people attend your sessions, it demonstrates their desire to level up their game and how they can impact others. It may also express their lack of happiness with their current success.   Devote and focus your energy on the things you are most passionate about that produce the highest levels of energy...

Three weeks ago, I hit a milestone that crept up without my noticing. I realized that I had written my 400th weekly newsletter, without having missed a week, and while composing and sharing 400 newsletters with my clients and colleagues seems immense, it is, like so many things, a culmination of small pieces that became a large body of work. Stephen Sondheim, in the lyrics to his song, Putting it Together, in the excerpt below he spells it out very...

I was chatting with a client earlier and reflecting on the many zoom calls we are involved in daily. Since she did not turn on the video right away I joked and asked if she is still working with her pajamas on. She turned on the video and shared with me that during one of her recent business zoom call meetings she realized she was still wearing her robe while her video was on! So, her new habit is to...

Last year, I shared with you The Hacker story that managed to hijack one of our client’s email account and fraudulently transfer money to that hacker’s offshore bank account. Luckily this story ended well for our client. Unfortunately, I keep hearing more and more stories of email accounts being compromised or highjacked and the consequences can be devastating. Here are some of the risks you may be facing when your email accounts are compromised: They can then access your personal,...

Yesterday evening, I took a pretty big tumble while running to make an awesome back hand hit in my daily pickleball game. Even with the slight aches and pains that come with age, I had never given in nor given up during a match. But yesterday was different and now between ice packs and pain meds, I’m out of commission for at least a day or two.      Things that seemed easy to do before 8 pm yesterday, are now much...

I was recently asked what are the best strategies and best practices for consistently creating valuable content for my weekly newsletter and email marketing.  Here is what has worked for me: A genuine commitment to myself to be consistent and never miss an issue. It’s the realization that it is one of my key vehicles to stay in touch with my newsletter subscribers.  I published my newsletters on Wednesdays and I usually write it the day or two prior to...

The NBA has created an artificial bubble in Disney World, Orlando, that tightly contains the team players, coaches, managers and necessary people in order to maintain a virus free environment. They eat, sleep, socialize and most importantly workout and practice within that bubble for the upcoming basketball season. It’s hard to imagine that such an endeavor is even remotely possible in that theme park, an imaginary world of make believe and fantasy fondly known as the “happiest place on earth.”...

Today, Laurel and I got to watch, i.e. (play, sing and feed) our youngest grandson, Bentley. I’m never really sure how to calculate his age knowing if he’s 21 weeks or five months or however pediatricians figure it as he was born a few weeks earlier than expected. One thing I can say for sure, he’s getting bigger, cuter and more vibrant each and every time he comes to visit. He’s talking up a storm and eats like someone is...