The Two Letters that Can Ruin Any Relationship

So I came across an interesting nugget the other day. It was about a favorite actor and performer of mine: Nathan Lane. Even if you're not as smitten by Nathan as I am, chances are you'll still be somewhat compelled by one of his first official gigs: delivering singing telegrams. Even more compelling? The reason why he quit. He said he quit because, in th...
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What to Do About the Snark in Your Life

I had a bad moment the other day. It made me look bad. It was potentially damaging to my reputation. And it was 100%, without a doubt, my own fault. I had emailed a colleague to confirm a phone call we’d set up for the next day. I told her I would be expecting her call at the appointed time. She wrote back and asked for my number. To which I quickly...
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How to Make Life’s Bad Things Better

Recently, a lovely friend of mine named Meg ran 100 miles. As in 100 miles for real. All at once. On purpose. It was part of a race in the mountains. Shortly after she finished the event she and I were on a morning run. (Yes, a run. How she was moving, I don’t know.). We were talking about my upcoming show in the Fringe Festival. Now, if you’ve foll...
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How to NOT be Oprah

I used to want to do great things. I mean REALLY great things. Sometime around the age of nine I decided that I was put on this planet to do truly amazing, transformational, really, really great things. I aimed high, my friends...as many of us do from time to time. Me? I wanted to be at the MLK level, to lead a movement of some kind that woul...
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The Truth About Your Stuck-ness

So…you may have missed it, but we recently passed through another holiday. Groundhog Day. It’s a funny little holiday with a funny little tradition, involving - some might say - a funny little animal. While most of us don't get too caught up in Groundhog Day, many of us do remember the famous Groundhog Day movie, where Bill Murray plays a guy wh...
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Your Critical Choice for the New Year

Well, the days leading into this fine new year had a bit of an unexpected flavor. I present to you two different scenarios, and invite you to figure out which one is true. Scenario #1 Just as we were getting down to the holiday, I pushed my body to the point where I caught a nasty head cold. It began right after Christmas and slowly eased into my c...
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