Today my wife and I participated in our first protest walk, in support of efforts to stop gun violence. Organized by Moms Demand Action, part of Everytown for Gun Safety, the Philadelphia walk was one of more than 100 Orange Walks in 44 states this weekend to commemorate the third year since the mass shooting at … Continue reading Philly Walk to Stop Gun Violence →

Chipotle has been one of my favorite places to eat at for the past few years. However, given its recent problems with E.coli and the norovirus I have not been to one of its restaurants in a while. So I was happy to see that co-Chief Executive and founder Steve Ells apologized on national television for the … Continue reading Rooting for Chipotle →

Katy Perry. Justin Bieber. Taylor Swift. Barack Obama. Jim Borden. What do all of the people listed above have in common? We all have more than 1,000 followers on Twitter. That's more than the entire populations of Bird-in-Hand, PA and Smiley, TX - combined. That's more than the total number of students enrolled at the … Continue reading I’m Kind of a Big Deal Now →

An editorial on the front page of the New York Times, the first time the paper has done so since 1920. President Obama talks to the nation from the Oval Office, only the third time he has done so during his seven years as President. Last week, fourteen people died in San Bernardino in the worst … Continue reading Have We Reached a Tipping Point? I Sure Hope So. →

To call the following clip a music video is probably stretching things a bit since it's just a collection of photos set to the classic Christmas song "Baby It's Cold Outside". However, despite how simple a music video it is, there's nothing that gets me more in the Christmas spirit than this video does. In … Continue reading One of My Favorite Christmas Music Videos →

U.S. defeats Russia in Hockey at 1980 Olympics! Villanova beats Georgetown in NCAA Men's Basketball! Rulon Gardner defeats Alexander Karelin in Wrestling! Appalachia State Beats Michigan in Men's Football! Roberta Vinci beats Serena Williams at U.S. Open! Holly Holm defeats Ronda Rousey in MMA! And now we can add to this list of the greatest … Continue reading Fly, Eagles, Fly! →

This semester at Villanova I have had the opportunity to go to a women's soccer game a women's volleyball game volunteer at the Special Olympics watch a student production of Seussical attend a lecture on Homelessness listen to student entrepreneurs pitch their business ideas watch men from the cross country team compete at Nationals via … Continue reading Why Did I Wait Almost 30 Years? →

Organizations and hiring managers are always on the lookout for people who ask smart questions, explore new ideas and solutions, and are eager to grow. Much of that mindset comes down to one vital quality: curiosity. What’s your curiosity profile? To find out, answer these scientifically validated questions, drawn from extensive research on curiosity in educational … Continue reading Take a Two-Minute Survey to Find Out Your Curiosity Profile →

Elizabeth Gilbert, the author of the bestselling Eat, Pray, Love book, is out with her latest book, Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear, designed for those hoping to live a creative life. Gilbert is also the presenter of one of the most watched TED talks of all time, Your Elusive Creative Genius (well worth watching). Gilbert … Continue reading Tapping into Your Creativity: An Interview with Elizabeth Gilbert →

My son Joey posted a great video the other day where he talked about his interpretation of the popular motivational poster shown above, followed by his retelling of a classic story about a husband and wife, their son, and their horse. Here is the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n6PJIf9Qonk The poster is based off a quote often attributed … Continue reading Think Bigger, or Think Smarter →