Two weeks ago, a social services agency asked me to prepare a fifteen-minute presentation on motivating staff as part of the interview process for a Training Specialist position. While reviewing the PowerPoint slides they had sent to assist in my preparation, an exchange with my stepson flashed through my mind.
“You can’t make me do anything,” he said, challenge rippling through his voice.
“You’re right; I can’t,” I said calmly.
“Thank you for giving me the opportunity to talk about…..
During the past couple of years, conservative pundits have written about how college graduates are far more likely to be married and financially stable than those with only a high school diploma. They encourage us college graduates to preach what we practice, and argue that the best way to lift people out of poverty is to encourage them to engage in long-term marital relationships.
Intuitively, this makes sense, as a couple with a shared vision can better harness their strengths…..
Today, Ed (How Am I Doing) Koch’s funeral service is taking place at an upper east side synagogue, presumably with a boatload of tributes. Mine appears below.
Mr. Koch was in the middle of his mayoral reign when I moved to Manhattan in order to try breaking into the music business as a composer/arranger. While he was rescuing the city from the brink of irrelevancy, I was barreling through the streets of midtown Manhattan trying to make a name for…..