Personal Stories

I know that I basically ticked off just about every urbanite single woman on the planet when I started my anti- "Sex in the City" (or "Sex And the City"...whatever) rants a few weeks ago. To reiterate my rant's main point -- urban single women take the fantasies put forth on this TV show and think that they somehow should base their own lives and base the rationalizations of their own lives' ... read more

I really do have an amazing job.  I go to the storied Waldorf Astoria everyday to talk to some of the smartest, famous, beautiful, interesting, hardworking, inspirational, challenging, powerful people in the world. And that's amazing. But it's also very stressful. I feel a lot of pressure.  Sometimes, more than others. And I did just see a commercial for our show on Fox Business -- ... read more

...Beyond a wholesome discipline, be gentle with yourself. You are a child of the universe no less than the trees and the stars; you have a right to be here. And whether or not it is clear to you, no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should.   Therefore be at peace with God, whatever you conceive Him to be. And whatever your labors and aspirations, in the noisy confusion ... read more

I miss writing for the FT, and was happy when I knew I'd get to see some of the people there at the fifth annual "Meet the FT" party.  It was a great set up -- at the top of 30 Rock.  As I walked in with my Jedi Master, James Altucher, we passed NBC Universal CEO, Jeffrey Zucker, coming out of the building.  I got a kick out of telling James that Zucker had eyed me as we passed because he knew ... read more

It was quite a rush being treated so nicely with an entourage and outpouring of support as soon as I'd landed in Albuquerque last Thursday.  I spoke in front of students during a lunch break in the Anderson School of Management and then even jumped headfirst and gave my "Flip It' lessons from whatever the students in a micro-economics and a commercial banking class were currently working on.  (I ... read more

I'd contemplated whether to publish this Personal Story one.  It's an email I'd sent to a buddy of mine in heartpain.  It is what it is. I'm off to a business dinner for now.  Catcha manana. It is the duty of men to judge men only by their actions. Our faculties furnish us with no means of arriving at the motive, the character, the secret self.  (sermon, October 15, 1826)  - ... read more

People tell us that we play too loud But they don’t know what our music’s about We never listen to the record company man They try to change us and ruin our band. That’s why we don’t wanna be good That’s why we don’t wanna be good We’re prisoners of rock and roll. When were jammin’ in our old garage The girls come over and it sure gets hot We don’t wanna be watered ... read more

People tell us that we play too loud But they don't know what our music's about We never listen to the record company man They try to change us and ruin our band. That's why we don't wanna be good That's why we don't wanna be good We're prisoners of rock and roll. When were jammin' in our old garage The girls come over and it sure gets hot We don't wanna be watered down Takin' orders from ... read more

Forsake not an old friend; for the new is not comparable to him: a new friend is as new wine; when it is old, thou shalt drink it with pleasure.  -  Ecclesiasticus (ch. IX, v. 10) My mom used to tell me all the time that one of my best talents is surrounding myself with good people.  I look at my career today, the people I work with and more importantly who mentor me, and I'm proud to say ... read more

The other night I'm at a charity event with a friend. After the event, we're in a car service headed downtown for drinks. She's got two Blackberries (Blackberrys?) out and is tapping away. After a couple minutes, I ask who's she's texting. She names a hook up friend of hers, and adds that she'd just texted her parents too. I feel the Negativity well up inside of me and I sit there putting ... read more