You need this day: It’s National “Tell A Joke” Day Because of my geography, here’s a Philly joke: A cheesesteak walks into a bar and orders a beer. The bartender says, “sorry, we don’t serve food here”
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Try this fuel
Hope can be the fuel to doing our best work. I hope that someone sees this post today and decides not to give up.
Take in the Tulips
It’s an $8.5 billion dollar industry NOT growing this year. Tulips! If you need to get a smile on your face, take a beauty break. Take a (solo) walk around and see the Spring bloom. In Philly, the tulips are amazing; especially around City Hall. Or if you want to stay inside…take a trip to […]
Should I post this?
I had a debate with myself whether I should post anything about Kobe. What could I add that hadn’t been said? More condolences? Some memory or platitude about life? Nah. I decided to share an attitude of his with you that will helps me..and should help you EVERYDAY. Thank you Mr. Bryant.
A wish for your new year
Welcome to the unofficial start of 2020. May your year be filled with magic, and may you not be too busy to see it.
Have you been “good” for Santa?
The question is not if you’re “good”…but you “good enough”? You ask this question of yourself every day. For the project for the boss? The business presentation to your customer? To make a friend smile? To win the game? (Think Philly Eagles here) To have Santa come down YOUR chimney? Good maybe the enemy of […]
A sample of serendipity
A rare metal, stadium lights and the year you were born. Dysprosium, a rare metal, is used in the bulbs to light up a stadium; it has an atomic weight of 66 and was isolated in 1953. Connie Mack Stadium in Philly got its name that same year, 1953 is also the last year the Phillies and the […]
How many Selfies do you take?
Will you go first on this Monday? Start that project, make the call, share that business idea? The first selfie was take on a fall day on Chestnut street in Philly in 1839. (Photo below) Today, we EACH snap about 8 per day. Robert Cornelius sat still for over a minute to make the exposure. Being first […]
Life is a parade
So be colorful, and go make some noise. Happy thanksgiving.
Ready to Retail it?
We’ll spend over $1-TRILLION this holiday season both in-store and with ecommerce. How much is a trillion? A million seconds is 12 days; a trillion is 31,709 years. Want to do something nice with a trillion dollars? You could buy EVERYONE in the USA a 20-ounce WAWA coffee everyday for the next 4 years. (and that includes the Philly sales […]
