Leadership & Hope
Today’s Monday Morning Mojo features the comings and goings of great, inspiring leaders, and a glimmer of hope. Living Legends Last Sunday, I had the delight to dine with my boss of nearly a decade, Marcia Silverman, the omnipresent CEO of Ogilvy Public Relations during our heyday as a global firm. Marcia’s secret power as […]
Alliterative Inspiration
For today’s Monday Morning Mojo, I am sharing a few fun fortunate (and inspiring) experiences I had over the past week for your bi-weekly reading pleasure. Forgive me for the self-indulgence here. These experiences all began with the letter “F”, so here you go. Have a F#*@ing great week ahead. Family One of my greatest […]
Random, Timely Inspiration
As we celebrated Halloween in the United States last week, for today’s Monday Morning Mojo I want to share a few light-hearted jokes I came across that gave me a chuckle amid the worrying news in this world. For attribution, these are from a community of Steven Wright fans I follow. . Sharing here a […]
Fragility
The Monday Morning Mojo is intended to give an audience to inspiring stories that may not reach a broader public, and to celebrate those stories amidst the daily drumbeat of worrying news. These last two weeks it has been difficult to find a silver lining to what is happening in the Middle East and Ukraine. […]
Inspired by Self-Efficacy
The intent behind the Monday Morning Mojo is to share inspiring, apolitical stories that rarely get covered amidst much of the worrying news dominating the airwaves. It is also a continuation of a weekly forum, the Monday Morning Mail, I shared with my staff in my previous capacity. I can’t send this week’s Monday Morning […]
A Collection of Inspiration
For today’s Monday Morning Mojo, I want to share several things I witnessed the last two weeks, events I participated in, and a few people who have inspired me. The Dage (Big Brother) of China Hands To begin, I want to give a shout out to Jim McGregor, a friend from China who celebrated his […]
Inspired by Comedy…and Tennis!
Among my many passions, an affection for comedy ranks at the top of my list. I like all types of comedy and have even studied how such brilliant comedians practice their craft. Making others laugh is a great skill, and it is therapeutic as well. Everyone knows health studies show laughing is a great remedy […]
Inspired By Others
For today’s Monday Morning Mail, I am departing from writing about who and what inspires me this week, to share people who inspire many others who are close to me. Artistic Inspiration I asked my wife Lisa who inspires her and Charlie Chaplin made it to the top of her list. She commented, “I have […]
Taking A Moment…
Amidst the 24-hour news cycle pre-occupied with the indictments of the former President of the United States and the son of the current President, I figured I would take a moment to celebrate some of the more positive things I have witnessed over the past two weeks. The Women’s World Cup The first is a […]
The Beautiful Game
Today’s Monday Morning Mojo is a tribute to all the women soccer players out there, the fans, spectators and anyone who enjoys big sporting moments. In Celebration of the Women’s World Cup For the past week I have been enjoying the Women’s World Cup being played in Australia and New Zealand, have loved how well […]