Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-03-23
is officially done presenting and has a three day breather, road tour here we come # is leaving Portland after an incredible weekend of Univera meetings # is headed back for more meetings after a quick bite at Koji # is back from the leadership dinner, such an AMAZING group of Univera leaders…Heart, Purpose, Fun. [...]
Mr. Mom
This weekend I was Mr. Mom. Erica left to head down to Orange County to visit one of her friends. In fact, two oddities about her trip. One was that I was within miles of her location just the week prior on a Univera biz trip. The second is that on my trip a week [...]
Secret Diet Revealed!
It’s finally arrived. The secret diet. It’s the magic bullet. And it all comes from a peer reviewed medical journal, the New England Journal of Medicine. Ready? Would you guess South Beach? Atkins? Zone? Pritikin? Grapefruit diet? The amazing Inthinity System from Univera? (http://www.youtube.com/watchv=XLmglkG45jQ) You’re wrong. And you’re right! The magic diet? It simple. It’s [...]
A Simple Saturday
Somedays are brilliant in their simplicity. I’m usually pretty restless but this weekend I enjoyed some simple time. Yesterday, after I awoke and brewed a pot of “Top Pot” decaf coffee, the sun broke through the morning clouds and filled the sky for a few brief moments. The day was simple, in that we woke [...]
Dying Wishes
There are some things in life that just don’t seem fair. This story I stumbled upon gives reflection to a new definition. Perhaps it’s especially difficult as a dad of two little girls, who talk and think of nothing more than getting married when they grow up. One day I found her sitting with a [...]
Regrets
Today at the gym I was on the elliptical machine and there was an older woman in front of me who had really short hair. I wouldn’t have noticed, apart from the large tattoo on her neck of a pink “Care Bears” fully exposed given the short hair. If she doesn’t already, my guess is [...]
An Entry Without a Subject (yet!)
It’s rare that I start blogging without a specific purpose or subject, but today’s entry is starting just with that. As my fingers pound the keyboard (quite loudly; I’m among the loudest typists in the world–if “Surf Lifesaving” made it as an Olympic event one year during the last hundred years, why not “loud typing”? [...]
100k for a desk and a rug, any takers?
This is a posting I started weeks back when this was hot in the news; yet, the Thain story continues with his lavish personal indulgences disclosed amidst the categorically related uproar over grossly lavish Executive pay–and more than this, INTENTIONALLY irresponsible financial decision making while stakeholders sweat the consequences. There’s a big difference between intentional [...]
Lose It!
There are all sorts of gizmos, gadgets, and fads as it relates to weight loss. We all know that and each of us probably has a story or two of some purchase we either regret, or are embarrassed to admit, because it was one of those too-good-to-be-true panaceas. So often we enjoy a bit of [...]
Happy Valentine’s Day
Given the nature of the day, I thought I’d write a quick diddy about love. Now, generally speaking, worldly love is pretty conditional. This is especially true with business love. In fact, it’s usually business lust (love). Business lust is the kind best expressed by the expression we all know: “What have you done for [...]
Lost in Lost
I don’t watch that much TV. And, the TV that I do watch is usually TIVO’d. Usually, we catch up during a break on weekends — sometimes it’s weeks after a show has aired that we finally have time to watch. Interesting how a product that wasn’t even in existence ten years ago has now [...]
Under the sea…
I love animals, I really do. And I am all for animal rights advocacy. And I don’t want to criticize any person or group that pursues such noble efforts–including this particular organization which does some very wonderful things. But when I see stories like this, and I think about the time, money, and energy that [...]
WSJ Article
A few weeks ago I was reading the following article, and I thought it was so great I’m linking it on my blog. You gotta love the attitude of the wounded Navy Seal in rehab, and the appropriate sign he posts, leaving simply zero doubt about his success and the perspective, and no tolerance for [...]
Minors Buying Booze: A Lesson in Serving Others
Most of you are familiar with my two kids, Royce and Zoe (ages 6 and 5). I realize I’m biased, but they really are adorable and what I love so much about them is their hearts are–usually–so passionate and giving. They are really sweet kids and we’ve been blessed by them in so many ways. [...]
533,000
I doubt anybody missed this announcement, but I’ll include a link below to the front page story of the Wall Street Journal–also easiliy found on the website or cover of any other paper or news site today. The month of November represented the shedding of over 533,000 jobs–the highest monthly total we’ve seen in the [...]
Depressed? Take a walk.
There’s some great information in the current news about health and exercise. But you have to look carefully, it’s buried deep beneath all the financial news that’s on the forefront. From talk about Barack Obama’s disciplined and consistent six-day-a-week workouts (similar to George W. Bush as well) to some recent information about mental health–specifically depression–and [...]
Happy Thanksgiving
Today’s one of my favorite holidays. In fact, as I think about it, it is my favorite. And the reason for me is simple: it’s about gratitude. And the fact that good food accompanies it doesn’t hurt, either. Many other holiday events and the meaning of are clouded with other distractions, and while this one [...]
Seven years ago today…
It’s taken me five days to finish this post that I started on 9/11. I remember so vividly the crisp fall morning, awakening early to what literally started as a most idyllic day–and quickly morphed into something quite different–from the freshness of having just learned that Erica was pregnant two days before, to enjoying a [...]
Encouragement from the Producer of???
You know the previous blog entry about pursuing my cultural dream? How giddy I was feeling? The whole freedom thing? Yeah, I’ve continued pursuing it and, well, funnily enough, today I feel lousy. And have for about two days as a result of it. I expect tomorrow I’ll be better and Monday will be fine [...]
I finally took the next step…
At Convention, I passed out these little “Dream Cubes” that had four quadrants represented by a distinct category for each one, such as: professional, personal, cultural, and physical. And I challenged people to write down on each of the four sides their dreams for each component of life, and then on the flip side — [...]
One of the Greatest Things…
About the Direct Selling industry is the ability to offer opportunity and development to those who might never experience the chance otherwise. Growing up in the Raz family wasn’t likely a totally normal experience; I think we were a family of restless overachievers yet at the same time each of us were and are, in [...]
Happy Fourth of July (and a belated Happy Canada Day)
I hope that everybody enjoys their holiday weekend, and to our friends in Canada a belated Happy Canada Day on July 1st (signifies Canada’s birthday). Below is a letter that’s been circulated internally, written by one of our colleagues in Unigen Pharmaceuticals. It’s a really touching perspective on life in America and the reminder of [...]
Happy Father’s Day!
Today marks a really special day. Many of you have had the privilege–at least I think it is, but I also haven’t gone thru the teenage phase yet –of experiencing the role of being a Dad. Perhaps some of you served this role beyond even a biological sense, to kids adopted or embraced not yours. [...]