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August 26, 2019

My 6 Guiding Principles to find your passion

Passion is everything. These 6 Guiding Principles may help you find your passion, understand it and nurture it. It helped me. Once you find your passion, you’ll become a master of your craft and then you’ll be able to accomplish more than you ever dreamed of.

August 21, 2019

jazzboo & neighborbee – committed to learning

Jazzboo was originally created in 2002 to be an online delivery company. Looking back, it’s clear my commitment was to learn the process of executing and not actually executing these businesses. Plus, I discovered another passion in the process – Marketing. Follow you passions even if they’re not fully clear. Your instincts are always right.

August 21, 2019

I succeed because I fail

When you’re driven toward something because you’re passionate about it, there’s gonna be failure along the way. Especially if you have to become a Master of your Craft, like most people do. Like I did.

July 17, 2019

Connecting the dots looking backwards

It’s so important to always know how you got to where you are. It helps you navigate through your journey. Speaking candidly, it was hard to look back at first because I viewed a lot of my failures as missed opportunities. But when I connected the dots, it told me a much different story. Two…

June 24, 2019

Bet big on you

One of my Peloton instructors said to always bet on you. The journey can be tough but never give up because success can be right around the corner.

June 10, 2019

Fordham Entrepreneur Society – Solving a problem

In 2004, I took a business plan writing class in my MBA program. Best class I’ve taken up to that point because I was finally taking entrepreneurship electives. Little did I know, there was a more important lesson learned here.

June 8, 2019

Made in New York

Even though neighborbee wasn’t successful, there was (and still is) a lot of heart behind it.

May 29, 2019

‘Make Failure Your Fuel.’ Read Soccer Star Abby Wambach’s Barnard Commencement Address

One of my good friends shared this with me this morning. Abby Wambach is a retired American soccer player, who was part of the team that won the 2015 World Cup. She gave the commencement address at the Barnard, which is a New York City Woman’s college.

May 28, 2019

Jimmy V – Ordinary People do Extraordinary things

Just keep going! You’re always going to run into obstacles and adversity, but if you stop moving, you’ve essentially given up. Jimmy Valvano (Jimmy V) was the coach of the NC State NCAA basketball team who beat Houston in 1983 to win the National Championship. To call them underdogs is an understatement. They had to win the ACC tournament just to qualify for the NCAA tourney, which was a huge undertaking in itself. Some argue it was the best ending to an NCAA Championship in the 20th Century. Listen to what he says about ordinary people doing extraordinary things. #nevergiveup

February 11, 2019

My Parsifal Moment

Parsifal is a mythical figure who is associated with the legend of King Arthur. He was a knight who embarked on a sacred quest for the Holy Grail. When I was getting my MBA, I wrote a paper about what our Parsifal Moment was – the moment when we uncovered what our true passion in life was.