In September 1989, a chubby, pimple-faced geek afraid of the world was cruising the University of Miami student union looking for any excuse to keep him out of the dorms, where he had visions of being pantsed and given midnight swirlies. OK, fine, that was me. I came upon a little flyer of Todd D. […] Read more »

by Glen Tibaldeo Sofia Vergara’s appearance on Saturday Night Live last night really brings into the spotlight how strengths and weaknesses are a shell game that you can use to either deep-six or launch your greatest aspirations.  When I was taking improv classes at the Second City in Chicago, we were taught that quality humor has […] Read more »

Inspiring quote series #5 from https://personalexcellence.co/blog/101-most-inspiring-quotes-of-all-time/.   What happens when you search and search for time, and you can’t find enough to fathom taking a big step toward whatever it is that makes you just plain salivate?  Are you itching, but you just can’t seem to move?  Well, maybe your life change isn’t as big as […] Read more »

Inspiring quote series #4 from https://personalexcellence.co/blog/101-most-inspiring-quotes-of-all-time/. by Laura Berger   Around the time we were about to take our Life Leap, I was listening to the radio in the car with my mother, and �I Hope You Dance� by Lee Ann Womack came on the radio.  My mother turned to me and said, �This song reminds […] Read more »

Inspiring quote series #3 from https://personalexcellence.co/blog/101-most-inspiring-quotes-of-all-time/.   When I was twelve years old, I was visiting my grandparents on my mother’s side in Italy.  As we always did at least once during our annual summer visits, we went to the cemeteries of the Moferrato wine region one Sunday where the roots of both sides of my […] Read more »