I love listening to commencement addresses. I always take at least one golden nugget from the speech. Today was no different.
Michaline Frances Borek, my one and only beautiful daughter, graduated today, May 19, 2013 with a Bachelors of Science and a major in Accounting from Lemoyne College in Syracuse, NY. I’m a proud Papa.
To be honest, on Mikey’s big day, I had other things on my mind that were clouding my thinking. Continue reading
What did you learn from your mother?
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Mom taught me many things. The most important were the basics: treat others with respect, honor other people’s possessions, work hard, give to others, save your money, volunteer, go to church, tell the truth, to name a few.
I grew up in the hood. I’m lucky I had a strong street smarts loving mother who taught me how to not only survive, but thrive in spite of my dangerous environment. Continue reading
What’s the secret of success? We’re all in search of this magic sauce.
8 To Be Great by Richard St. John
Yesterday, I watched a TED talk, one of my favorite sites for intellectual stimulation, given by Richard St. John. He’s a passionate entrepreneur who founded the St. John Group. He’s experienced lots of success:
In his speech at TED, “Success Is A Continuous Journey,” Richard described how he built a wonderful company, became an awful manager, bought a fast car, made a ton of cash, and was miserable. Then, everything went south. Continue reading
