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*Dani, this one’s for you and the girls. I heard an accomplished media executive speak about her personal life journey last week. She was, at 25, almost exactly where I am now — a single, apartment- dwelling media agency person with a dozen side projects and a 24-hour-style life. The focus of her talk was on the tent poles that defined her journey – those …
If you asked me to assign it a percentage I’d say that 75% of the time I have no idea what I’m doing with my life. I have a small c career, some hobbies on the side, and what people who live below 14th Street would consider an apartment, but when it comes to the check list of mature adult life (401K, stable relationship, ability …
As you read this I’m en route to a camp site 40 or so miles outside of Chestnut Hill, MA, the home of my beloved alma mater, Boston College. I am driving a mini van full of college seniors to a log cabin in those camp ground’s woods for a retreat entitled “Spark Overnight Series: So You Want to be a Writer?” There along with …
Today is my last day at my current job. To be vague but contractually appropriate – I am moving from a film-oriented operation to a media-oriented operation. While those two things sound similar and are just 30 blocks apart, there will be a world of difference. Some people (namely my Mom) have had a lot of questions (which is an understatement) about how I could …
There’s this woman who’s decided to live exactly as Oprah says for an entire year. And she’s not one of Oprah’s servants or Gayle King. She’s just a die-hard viewer who believes Oprah’s way is the right way to lead a happy life full of love, success, and money. Or, in her words, “I wonder, will I find bliss if I commit wholeheartedly to [Oprah’s] …
We didn’t vacation a ton when I was growing up, but when we did it was – involved. Car trips from New Jersey to Orlando. Camping experiments in Acadia National Park. Two-week bus tours with 15 family members around most of Italy and a small piece of Switzerland. Not quite beach-front relaxation; we were out to really experience things. We were pack your sandwiches and …