It feels like a whole other life when I think about how much I used to travel. Pre-pandemic, I was jetting all over the place just about every week. I was at the airport more than I was at home. Even when work slowed down, I was still all over the place. Right now I’m
It should come as no surprise to anyone that I am on a cruise ship while I write these words. Even less surprising is that I’m sitting in the Schooner Bar on a cruise ship while I write these words. Some of my best writing has happened on cruise ships. But there’s something special about
If you’ve been following me for a while, you’ll know that for about ten years, I spent a great deal of time on the road as an educational consultant. It was a job that I deeply loved and had an absolute blast. It gave me a chance to spread a positive message and make a
When conducting a job interview, I tend to ask strange and unexpected questions. I remember one time I asked a job candidate what their worst enemy would say about them and it threw everyone in the room off their game. I remember my coworker doing a slow burn look of confusion towards me. I was
This morning I discovered the real reason why you shouldn’t scroll social media first thing after waking up in the morning. Sure, there are psychological reasons for it but the cleanliness of my home and good fortune in the new year have been put in jeopardy by scrolling through Facebook upon starting my January 1st.
Well.. Remember, like, two posts ago when I was longing for my next cruise and I thought it wouldn’t be until January of next year? WE WERE ALL WRONG! I would turn out that cruises get REALLY cheap during the fall when all the kids go back to school. I ended up snagging a really
For the first time in damn near two years, I was invited to come speak at a school. Well, I’ve received a few invites but this pesky pandemic has prevented any of them from actually happening. As a result my last time in front of students was back in March of 2020. You might remember
It’s hard to think that less than a month ago, things were totally normal and I could just pop over to Target and buy some toilet paper. I also had a job then. It was a better time. Anyway, before the world went insane, I took a trip to Portland, Oregon to speak at a
So as I’m writing this, I’m on hold with JetBlue. Turns out we’re going to have some weather this weekend here in Florida and while that doesn’t affect my getting up to Boston for my brother’s wedding, it does affect my getting home. For both personal and financial reasons, I don’t want to get stuck
I’m very excited to announce that my sister is coming to visit! My older sister, Shannon, has informed me that she’ll be coming down for a mini vacation next month and I couldn’t be more excited to see her. It’s been a little over two years since the last time she came down to visit
Somewhere With Regret 