2021BringItOn
I don’t know what was scarier in 2020…Donald Trump or Covid. Certainly, both of them have had me cowering in my house for a few months at the beginning of the year. But then I felt inspired by Joe Biden: the little engine that could. Slowly but surely, his campaign started to gain traction throughout […]
Is the world going to end?
I know…not exactly the most hilarious, side-splitting way to open a conversation or a comedy show, for that matter. Ah, remember the good old days when we used to do comedy shows??? Relax, Chicken Little. I bring some good news, even as I write this after a see-saw US election that still hasn’t been completely […]
Covid- Keep Calm and Carry On – Part 2
Humankind by Rutger Bregman: Part Two A few more examples to show you just how awesome humans really are. Covid, the economy, the un-presidential debate, Tiger King’s Carole Baskin competing on Dancing With The Stars – there is certainly a lot of frightening news lately. Are things just getting worse?? Last month, I reviewed the […]
Space Odyssey 2020: COVID, Technology and Virtual Presentations
Admit it. How many of you got dragged into the virtual presentation world, kicking and screaming? How many of you had nightmares of sweat dripping down your forehead one minute before the green light came on in front of a virtual roomful of clients? How many of you felt like Dave from Space Odyssey 2001? […]
Covid – Keep Calm and Carry On
Recently, I read a terrific book – Humankind by Rutger Bregman. Bregman asked, ‘What did Hitler, Stalin, Mussolini, Churchill and Franklin Roosevelt have in common?’ They all read a book called The Psychology of the Masses by French author Gustave Le Bon. Le Bon’s main premise is that when all hell breaks loose, humans turn […]
Hey Brain, Is Your Pilot Or Flight Attendant Talking To You?
At the beginning of the year, I started with 12 resolutions – one for each month. Then COVID-19 struck. My journal became more about coping during a pandemic vs a ‘things to do’ blog. I have to admit that, like everyone else, I freaked out. Conferences and comedy clubs were shut down. I know this […]
8 Months 8 Resolutions – Play Your Pan with a Smile
At the beginning of this year, I committed to making 12 resolutions – one per month. Then Coronavirus struck. I actually managed to keep up my monthly goals but suddenly, it seemed more important to replace a regular list of ‘things to do’ with ‘things that were getting me through’ a global pandemic. One of […]
9 Months 9 Resolutions – Covid Continues
At the beginning of this year, I committed to making 12 resolutions – one per month- rather than one big, ominous resolution for the whole year. So far, so good. I have been slowly checking little things off my big list, even when a global pandemic called Coronavirus reared its ugly head earlier this year. […]
11 Months 11 Resolutions
At the beginning of 2020, I decided that instead of making one resolution for the entire year, I was going to make 12 smaller resolutions – one per month. In terms of resolutions, it’s the best thing that I have ever done. Number one, I don’t feel like a failure for quitting my yearly resolution […]