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I used to love "American Idol." I have been on record as saying that "American Idol" was the biggest influence on music from the year 2002 to present day. And I loved predicting winners. I was almost always wrong, but I did win in an "American Idol" pool once. Part of my failure at predicting winners each year was my emotional investment in each year. I rooted too much to analyze clear-eyed.
Read MoreThis morning, I woke up and thought about how I try to squeeze extra value from each minute of each day, by finding easy ways to connect to my phone. Yes, people decry technology, and especially the phone, but I connect my phone immediately in my car, to initiate my "university on wheels," as Brian Tracy calls it. I even walk around with headphones in my pocket in case I get a free moment to listen to an audiobook or podcast, which I listen to at double speed. Walking around with a paperback would not yield such ROI.
Read MoreAfter almost a month, I attended a restorative yoga class that I usually attend weekly. It was like an exhalation. Up until a couple of years ago, I didn't buy into yoga or meditation or other crunchy stuff like that. I have called myself a "pragmatic idealist" for ages, but prided myself more on my pragmatism, and I never considered yoga pragmatic.
Read MoreSurprised, I found myself wiping away tears at times this week while I read Phil Knight's absorbing entrepreneurship memoir, Shoe Dog. Over the weekend, I went to see LaLa Land, and I found myself reflecting, wistful, grateful. Last week, I re-watched Steve Jobs's commencement speech, nodding in agreement.
Read MoreI've made two resolutions this year so far: 1) Write at least one paragraph every weekday, and 2) Go a month without complaining about anything.
Read MoreWhen Alan Cumming appeared on Late Night with Seth Meyers, he made sure to discuss his album cover that was taken from a photograph by Jordan Matter. The shot, part of a collection of nudes that appears in Jordan's new book Dancers After Dark, the follow up to the New York Times Bestseller Dancers Among Us, is breathtaking. In my opinion, it is a monumental achievement.
Read MoreJimmy Buffett received a welcome gift on New Year's Eve: a hand-painted surfboard from SoCal's "Surf Life Artist" Nelson Ruger. Nelson had been a Broadway designer, and had worked for Apple, and even designed theme parks, but he had a vision of how his life as an artist was meant to be: bringing a little Aloha into the lives of those who appreciated his work. And here he got the opportunity to bring Aloha to Margaritaville.
Read MoreI don't stop to think about how lucky I am enough. True, if you spend all your time thinking and not doing, you may waste your moments here on earth. But when I really think about it, that I was born--defying all odds relative to space and time by being born in this era, in this country--during a time when it's practically a given that an American child will graduate from high school, I am truly blessed.
Read MoreChef Rossi, of the renowned Raging Skillet, is a master storyteller, and this episode doesn't disappoint. She is not your ordinary chef. She credits her success to everything from "kishka and grits" to marijuana munchies to the Hasidim in Crown Heights to foul-mouthed bar tending. Her stories are phenomenal, worthy of a Moth competition. Oh, and don't take my word for it: her cookbook (!)/memoir is being turned into a play and screenplay!
Read MoreP.T. Barnum once said, "The noblest art is that of making others happy." Ringmaster Johnathan Lee Iverson takes that quote to heart. A classically trained singer, he understands what so many successful artists and entrepreneurs discover, often later in life: that true success comes when the emphasis is on giving, making others happy, rather than self-promotion.
Read MorePolitico calls him "The Prince of Cheese." The Wall Street Journal and the New Yorker love his story. He has become synonymous with artisan cheese and cheesemongering--the art of purveying cheese--which has, ahem, come of age in the 21st century. And despite his cheese royalty lineage--his grandfather was the importer for Dean and DeLuca and Zabar's--the embrace of "maker-to-monger" came after a long and twisty entrepreneurial journey.
Read MoreHer hugely popular series "The Popularity Papers" has been called, "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" for girls. But that's unfair, because a) each page is hand-drawn and handwritten, b) boys love the series, too, and c) she had never even read "Wimpy Kid" when she chose to go with "Wimpy Kid's" publisher, selecting from six houses vying for her work.
Read MoreFor most of my life, I was a night owl. Starting a little more than 5 years ago, I went through a series of transformations to better my life, and one of my greatest and most difficult transformations was going from a night owl to an early bird. When people heard what I was doing, many told me about this amazing book, The Miracle Morning, widely regarded as “one of the most life-changing books ever written”. I read it (and listened to the audio book), and I was inspired. When I started up my podcast, "How I Broke Into," Hal Elrod was on the short list of people I just had to interview.
Read MoreShe overcame heartbreak and conquered obstacles that would have defeated many other people. She has hundreds of certified teachers teaching her method worldwide. She often appears in national media. And she has a whole slew of brilliantly branded products that must be the envy of every starry-eyed fitness wantrepreneur. But she is no overnight success...
Read MoreShe had a lucrative law career, but held her breath and decided to jump off the proverbial cliff... to become an inspiration to thousands (millions?) of women, and a few men, too. I'll be the first to admit that I don't know much about style or fashion, and have definitely held some preconceptions about style and fashion. Celebrity stylist Melissa Garcia destroys those preconceptions, and then some.
Read MoreWhen I was a teenager, I would regularly argue with my parents as Gen X teenagers were wont to do. My favorite thing to yell at the top of my lungs was, "You should stop saying should!" A couple of decades later, I felt a little vindicated by the perfectly titled book by Elle Luna, The Crossroads Between Should and Must: Find and Follow Your Passion. Ridding my vocabulary of the word "should" is a Herculean effort.
Read MoreBut as enjoyable as my interview with my dad was, it was also very useful. From his childhood memories of shining shoes near his New York City tenement to the betrayal by unethical employers to scaling his own business, he provided a wealth of actionable insights in this interview.
Read MoreBefore him, only legends and superstars like Mikhail Baryshnikov had won the gold medal at Varna. He and Misty Copeland made history when they starred together in "Swan Lake." As one of the world's greatest athletes and artists, Brooklyn Mack--a true champion in every sense of the word--relentlessly pursues perfection every single day. And it was a joy for me to see him light up as he reflected on his greatest triumphs.
Read MoreLast weekend, I went to a local liquor store to pick up a bottle of wine. I took my own sweet time reading the labels, and started giggling to myself. The man behind the counter, Bill, came over and asked if I needed any help. I smiled, and said, "Not yet, thank you."
Read MoreWhen I was 13 years old, I celebrated my birthday with my family at Hard Rock Cafe. My father handed me a bottle of Rolling Rock and said, "You're going to be a Bar Mitzvah in a few weeks--that means you will be seen in the Jewish community as a man. I think you're old enough to try a beer." I tried it and washed it down with a full glass of water. It was disgusting to me. I didn't try another beer until my sophomore year of college.
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