Some of you will remember these old Heinz ketchup commercials, with Carly Simon singing “Anticipation” in the background (and the inimitable Casey Kasem doing the voiceover!) “No one knows what anticipation is anymore. Everything is so immediate.” Joan Jett As Joan Jett so wisely says – everything is so immediate. And, most things are these …
“Circumstances may cause interruptions and delays, but never lose sight of your goal.” Mario Andretti In hindsight, my timing was spectacularly awful, wasn’t it? In January 2020, I attended a seminar about learning how to blog and surfaced a couple of different ideas about potential blogs. The following week I attended another seminar, about how …
It’s better to look ahead and prepare than to look back and regret. Jacqueline Joyner-Kersee Once you have an idea of where you want to go, now the real fun begins! I try to read as much as I can about a city, including the surrounding region. I find articles and websites online, of course. …
Everyone likes to think about traveling, but not everyone likes to think about planning a trip. I happen to love it. After years of traveling extensively for my career in the real world, thinking about the details of a pleasure trip and turning those details into plans comes pretty naturally to me. I realize it …
Deciding where you want to go is a personal decision. What sounds like a trip of a lifetime to some may sound like pure misery to others. Everyone has their own style, interests, budget and physical capabilities. That’s why what works for one person won’t necessarily work for everyone, and I think that’s where a …
“Someday” is a disease that will take your dreams to the grave with you. If it’s important to you and you want to do it “eventually,” just do it and correct course along the way. Timothy Ferriss Let\’s face it, in today’s super-connected, multi-tasking world it can be hard to find the “right” time for …
