Gallup introduced the first version of its online assessment, StrengthsFinder, in the 2001 management book Now, Discover Your Strengths. The book spent more than five years on the bestseller lists and ignited a global conversation, while StrengthsFinder helped millions to discover their top five talents. In StrengthsFinder 2.0 Gallup unveiled the new and improved version of … Continue reading What Are Your Strengths? →

Let me get right to it - one of the worst investments you could ever make is to buy a new car, and to make it doubly worse, taking out a loan to pay for it. Here are some quotes from a variety of web sites to support my position: "Let’s set up a hypothetical … Continue reading The Worst Investment You Could Ever Make →

The Huffington Post had a story the other day about one of the latest fitness "fads" taking place in New York City, the Bowery, to be exact. The name of the studio/workout is ModelFIT, and it is the collaboration between a respected personal trainer, Justin Gelband (known as the Model Whisperer for his fitness work with … Continue reading It’s All in the Packaging →

The Wall Street Journal had a few articles last week about the value, if any, of going to college to get a four year degree. The articles were not part of a series, it just seems coincidental that they all appeared about the same time. One article was titled, "College Dropouts Thrive in Tech", with … Continue reading Is College Still Worth It? →

Yesterday we witnessed both the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat in the sports world. American Pharoah won the Belmont Stakes to become the first horse to win the Triple Crown since 1978. Horse racing is not a sport that I follow, but it was hard not to get caught up in the … Continue reading The Thrill of Victory and the Agony of Defeat →

It's been sitting idle for a few years now, it made parking in our driveway a little inconvenient, and it was a bit of an eyesore. But it also held many great memories, much like this clip from Father of the Bride. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VbRGmOO-Ed0&spf We put a basketball pole in our driveway about 20 years ago, … Continue reading The End of an Era →

Here's a recent blurb from a recent Harvard Business Review article: Bain & Company recently launched a study that asked more than 1,000 men and women in a mix of U.S. companies two questions: “Do you aspire to top management within a large company?” and “Do you have the confidence you can reach top management?” … Continue reading Companies Drain Women’s Ambition After Only 2 Years →

For throwback Thursday, I thought I would share some videos from the TV shows I used to watch as a kid, primarily on Saturday mornings. I recall how great it was to watch these shows while eating a bowl of Cocoa Puffs or Fruit Loops. I think many of these shows were only shown in … Continue reading Reliving My Childhood TV Habits, Philly Style →

We've had dogs in our house for over 20 years, and we will likely have dogs in our house for another 20 years. One of the reasons for this is that I find dogs to be amazing creatures. Here is a list of things that dogs can do, classified by types of dogs: therapy dogs … Continue reading Dogs Are Simply Amazing →