After I made the decision to commit to my passion for helping others effectively communicate as a professional speaker… something interesting happened. Instead of just being engaged for speaking I was being asked if I did any modeling or acting. While flattered and always up for trying new things..I gave it a shot…and look what […]
Pope Francis!! Wow, need I say more about how this humble Jesuit priest who is changing the face of the Catholic Church by really making it about the every day man… not theological pomp and circumstance! He LOVES people and boy does it show. This man gets it and I love him for it!!
Why do we overwhelm our kids with so many activities and sports these days? Isn’t it enough any more just to be a student doing homework? Instead, they play on In House teams and Travel Teams, we sign them up at age 5 for fear of being left out or not getting into the right […]
I’m not so sure about the United States of America any more. Is our pain, despair and loss of hope that deep?
I think the willingness and freedom to be Vulnerable is the most important ingredient for a healthy, successful relationship. What do you think it is?
I want to talk about sex. Why is it that even without using the four-letter word, we bristle, become embarrassed and clam up whenever the topic is approached? Have you ever asked yourself that? How frequently do you talk about sex with your partner, your friends, your children, or your parents? Why is the subject […]
I’m a single dad to six wonderful children, only two of whom live with me 50% of the time. And while I’m a proud and devoted father, this is not where I thought my life would be at age 52. Two failed marriages and six children struggling to make sense of it all, expressing their […]
This is the title to one of my all-time favorite books. In it, Dr. Gordon Livingston, a noted Columbia, Maryland psychiatrist, reflects on life, love and the agonizing pain of losing two children within 13 months of one another, one to suicide and the other to childhood cancer. Being the father of six children myself, […]
Watch Thursday, Jan. 24, 2013 on PBS. See more from Your Money and Business. Executive Coach and New Author Bob Paff speaks with MPT’s Jeff Salkin on Your Money and Business about his upcoming book “Communicating To Win…In Life, Love & Business“. Click HERE to get on the Early Notification List for the Book’s Release!
I had lunch with a dear friend I don’t see often enough. A bright, intelligent, beautiful woman, slightly north of 50 years old and aging gracefully! As we were catching up on our lives, filling each other in on the exploits, trials and tribulations of our children, the conversation turned to romance. Not our romance, but respective forays […]