Many people will be writing blog posts this week about the importance of giving thanks and about something special in their lives that they are particularly grateful for. I thought about writing a post like that because there are many changes taking place in my life right now and I feel very thankful for doors that […]
Tom Martin is one sweetheart of a Social Media Consultant. I realized this when he reached out to my Twitter-friend-turned-real-life-friend Lisa Diomede and me and asked us to co-hostess the inaugural #Cocktails4Causes at The Drake Hotel here in Chicago. You see, Tom and The Drake came up with a brilliant idea – tap into the social media […]
I’m a very sensitive person. I don’t mean that in the “I get my feelings hurt easily” kind of way but rather, I can sense the emotions of others in such an empathic way that I have come to realize I sometimes “take on” the emotions of others – the distinct color of others – and carry them as my […]
by Lisa Petrilli… The ability to lead is a rare gift. The opportunity to lead is just as precious. Have you ever thought about whether you’re worthy of these gifts? I had the honor and privilege to be asked to speak at an organ donation dinner and celebration last night. The gentleman before me on the […]
by Lisa Petrilli Today is the Harvest Moon, generally defined as the full moon closest to the time of the Autumnal Equinox. This year is actually quite special – the full moon occurs very early today, the very day of the Autumnal Equinox. Evidently this moon was named as such because before our ancestors had […]
I was fortunate enough to have the opportunity to visit East Berlin during the summer of 1987, just two years before the Berlin Wall would be torn down. We’d crossed through “Checkpoint Charlie” from the Allied side to the East German side and almost immediately I could feel my body reacting to the change – it […]
by Lisa Petrilli… I experienced a setback in my life last week. The nature of the setback is, in and of itself, irrelevant. What was important and revealing to me was my knee-jerk reaction, the kind of reaction which did not serve me and, quite honestly, I had thought I was past… 1. I racked my […]
Today it’s about the “Awakenings” more so than the “C-Level Strategies.” You see, yesterday afternoon I received an email from the Principal of our High School. He was informing the community that a high school boy – a senior – had committed suicide yesterday morning. It’s absolutely horrifying news. What makes it even more painful is that it’s […]
I missed #blogchat on Sunday night, which I try not to do too often because I always unearth at least a few golden nuggets of wisdom, if not a dozen. The topic on Sunday was blogger outreach programs. In reading the transcript I came across a tweet by Ian Greenleigh mentioning that many bloggers and PR pro’s have […]
Yes, today is my birthday. I feel eternally grateful that I am celebrating it in gloriously healthy fashion thanks to the selfless gift that Rosaleene (Rose) Cook gave me on March 27, 2007 – that’s the day she donated her kidney to me. On my birthday the previous July 1st I vividly remember blowing out the candles on my birthday […]