Unpublished Blog Post from 2016 Author’s Note: I have a countless number of half finished blog posts that were abandoned for any number of reasons. In digging through my files, I found this one from the fall of 2016, originally entitled “PTSD and GHVD.” PTSD at that time referred to me, struggling to find my […]
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Flatiron Board Room named for Possibilities
Business Insider recently toured the new offices of Flatiron Health, a New York-based cancer technology company. The tour of the new 108,000 square-foot office space at One Soho Square featured a wide-open communal space made to fit company-wide meetings (the company currently employs 500, but the space can hold up to 700), a swanky Hydration Station, places for one-on-one […]
Big Win for Brennan
“On the 17th hole, which is all uphill, Brennan told me he was tired and may not be able to make it. And it was hot to say the least,” Brennan’s father Turner recalls. “I reminded him that he has faced a lot more challenging circumstances than walking two holes in the heat […]
The Unexpected Review
Ever since the new version of Possibilites was published in November of 2016. I continue to be surprised by the occasional unexpected review, as well as sales performance data. With regard to the latter, I have to admit being gleefully surprised when I got my final report (and check) regarding recent retail sales at Walmart. […]
Writing for and with a Purpose
WHEN I THINK ABOUT ALL THE TIME I HAVE SPENT WRITING A BOOK, BY-MYSELF, FIGUREING OUT WAYS TO GET PEOPLE TO READ IT, THINKING ABOUT HOW, “IF JUST ONE INFLUENTIAL PERSON LIKE LARRY KING, OR PEYTON MANNING, OR PAUL YOUNG WERE TO TELL THEIR PEOPLE THAT POSSIBILITIES IS ACTUALLY GOOD AND THAT IT […]
Larry King Now
What an oppurtunity to meet Larry THE KING King, and what a blessing to have someone of his talent and reach have an interest in Possibilities. You can watch the show here I have now had my share of oportunities to talk about my book on the air, but yet to […]
Interview w: Baxter Kruger about Possibilities
I am giving to an interview with Baxter Kruger. It’s readily available on youtube, but if you want to have it available offline I recommend converting it with www.youtube-to-mp3-converter.org/ and downloading it to your phone or mp3 player. Over the past year, I have become a disciple of sorts of Baxter Kruger. Not only do […]
Smithsonian
Hampton Sides does it again. In my mind, the best journalistic style story teller in my lifetime, Hampton gives us yet another beautiful example of how his intensive research can tell an important story in a compelling and elegant way; and what a more elegant and compelling platform that Smithsonian Magazine. I hope you take a few minutes to read this article about […]
Pressing On with Others
“WHEN DO YOU GIVE UP ON TREATING A CHILD WITH CANCER?” This powerful new Article in the New York Times underpins the intent behind my book, “Possibilities,” as I continue to learn of others who still fight the good fight; despite the odds, despite the implied restraints from others who tell you that, “enough is […]
From PTSD to Awesome
During my many “book talks,” someone eventually asks the question, “so how is everyone doing now?” As much as a simple one-liner reply of, “awesome,” my initial response is usually more of a pause. Approaching the 40 mark, when it comes to how many “talks” I have done, you would think that I would be at a point where I had a canned response locked-and-loaded. To […]