The Pierre
We're in the Park Suite of The Pierre in New York City where I'm working over the next week. We have an extraordinary view of Central Park, and you'll note that's my favorite, Jean Marc XO vodka, provided with the
A Reliever Throws Out the First Ball
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USS Forrestal
While redecorating my library I came across a model kit I must have had for 15 years without realizing it. So over the past two months I put it time now and then on building the Forrestal. This was the
Why I Do What I Do
I've recently completed the Almost Free Workshop in Toronto to a sold-out crowd. I'm asked why I continue to provide these very low-investment opportunities, when I continually sell-out very high-priced offerings. The reason is that I believe you give back to
My Last Week on Route 66
I'm sitting on our balcony in Naples, geometrically centered in the Ritz-Carlton, listening to the surf of the Gulf of Mexico below. There is no horizon, only a single darkness, as the ink-black of sea and night meet somewhere in
A Consultant’s Calling
We all know how much hard work is involved in coaching, so when Matt Kolbusa made a trip from Hamburg to spend a couple of days with me we buckled down for tough times. My wife caught us in mid-work
Shameless Flambé
I took the current Shameless Promotion group to Capriccio's in Providence last night, where Gino flambéd everything in sight for them. Photo by Michelle Randall
The Birds
We never have these blackbirds at our feeders, but the snows drove them over to us. You can tell who the leader is, because he's the one who leads them back from the trees to the food. We believe he's
Weathering the Storm: 2
When it looks like this outside, and you normally dine out seven days a week with the exception of Christmas: You open the "saved for a blizzard" bottle of Opus, and the lovely Maria, home economist, makes spaghetti with tuna, a
Weathering the Storms
This was one of the worst blizzards in history in the Northeastern US. As communications improve, we become smarter in terms of handling these storms IF we allow ourselves to do so. My observations: • We need to stop talking about