Lately, I've been noticing that the way people communicate has changed significantly since I started my business in 1993. Back then, telephone was the preferred means to communicate with clients, friends and even media professionals. But today, that has all changed. How do you communicate? For me, the best way...
Five Tips On How To Get Through the College Process
Here are five tips on how to get through the college process. Try to be unattached. This is going to be hard because your baby is moving on with his life but the less emotional you get, the better! Don't tour schools before your child is accepted. What happens if...
Stocking Stuffer: The Wine Clip 2
If you need another gift or stocking stuffer, you may consider purchasing The Wine Clip 2. The Wine Clip 2 promises to bring out the best in every bottle of wine, even if it's a cheap bottle. Typically, I like expensive red wines. I was in Napa and Sonoma last summer...
Why Are We So Scared of Turning 30?
Just before I turned 30, I thought the world was ending. How could I turn 30? Thirty is so old! Forty wasn't as bad but as I approached 50, I wanted to do everything I hadn't done because who knew how much time there was? After my 17 mile bike...
Do You Have What it Takes To Be an Entrepreneur?
I never thought much about what it takes to be an entrepreneur. When it was my time to start a business, I jumped in. I didn’t think about it. I didn’t consider the pros and cons. I just did it. I’ve been an entrepreneur now for 23 years. Lately, everywhere...
The Best Advice I Ever Got Was From My Grandfather…
I come from a middle class family where my dad worked three jobs and my mom worked full time as a secretary for Nassau County on Long Island. We always had food on the table and my sister, brother and I always dressed nice, but there was no money for...
Oreos… Who Cares if They Are Addicting!
I don't know about you but I was brought up eating Oreos. Oreos and milk, the perfect combination. You dunk the Oreo into the milk and after two or three dunks, the cookie gets soft and melts in your mouth. I ate Oreos when I was a child with my...
And So What If I Like Cake Batter Ice Cream!
I went to an ice cream store in New York City with my daughter. She's been telling me about this place since she moved into her NYC apartment. "They have Banana Foster ice cream," she said. She knows exactly what I like! I love Banana Foster. I actually make a...
When Someone Wears Cologne…
I'm one of those rare people who don't like to smell cologne. I don't like perfume much either. I guess that makes me a cheap date? It's not that I don't like it, it's just that as I am getting older, I am getting more sensitive to the smell and...
Health Insurance is Way Out of Line!
Our health insurance has gotten way out of line and it's getting ridiculous! I don't understand why we can't pay a little more in taxes and a little less in health insurance (so it's a wash) and have health care for everyone who needs it? My brother was telling me...