Apr 15, 2013 | Communication, Professional Development, Stories
Imagine: a three-week course for writers to practice your craft, learn about writing tips and tactics, get direct feedback on your writing and meet other people in a small-group format. A way to enter the digital world. A place to get better at writing–and learn...
Jan 8, 2013 | Business and Entrepreneurship, Communication, Crafting Your Career, Stories
How do you build a sustainable life, what does psychology have to do with cities, and how do you wield the power of learning how to say both yes and no strategically? Did you design your own job? How do you balance a full-time job with all the side projects you want...
Oct 29, 2012 | Life, Stories
“For in the true nature of things, if we rightly consider, every green tree is far more glorious than if it were made of gold and silver.” — Martin Luther Sometimes while running, a single tree will stop and leave me breathless, unable to move. A...
Oct 17, 2012 | Professional Development, Stories, Travel
Rooftop Yoga On The Standard, NYC. What another whirlwind of weeks! I touched down in San Francisco a couple days ago, just in time to see that the entire city had turned orange (Halloween and the Giants in the playoffs will turn this city somewhat crazy), and as soon...
Aug 5, 2012 | Communication, Crafting Your Career, Life, Professional Development, Stories
Option 1: Landscape Architect, Explorer What do I do? I never know how to answer this question. Do I start with swimming? Architecture? Writing? All of the people and things and quirks I love about San Francisco? My incessant love of traveling? I’m never sure...
Apr 26, 2012 | Communication, Stories
There are thousands of bad presentations. What makes a good presentation? Nancy Duarte looks at the importance of stories and narratives in our collective history, and how the use of storytelling can captivate audiences. In it’s most simple structure, a story...