Cleveland

April 7, 2016

Beethoven Rolls Over to Cleveland

CIFF Welcomes What Would Beethoven Do? One of the great joys of the Cleveland International Film Festival is exposure to great culture. Mostly, this culture is […]
November 23, 2015

Career Coaching Backstory #13: Writing Seminars – Part 1 – Hay House, Wayne Dyer and Cheryl Richardson

“Writing isn’t something I do. It’s something I am.” – Dr. Wayne Dyer . Along the corporate life trajectory writing has kept me consistent company, decade […]
November 19, 2015

Career Coaching Backstory #12: 2013 – Sinking Ships, Cortés Style, Part 2

From January till ~ June of 2013, I lived 6 months in a monastic lifestyle: work, work out, write, sleep, repeat. Once in a while I’d […]
November 17, 2015

Career Coaching Backstory #11: 2013 – Sinking Ships, Cortés Style, Part 1

2013 built on the loss of 2012. And more was to follow. Pruning the dead leaves of one’s life is a critical component to letting the […]
November 13, 2015

Career Coaching Backstory #10: 2012 – A Welcome Fresh Start

2012 began with life in a new, beautiful apartment, two teaching gigs, two online writing gigs and two book pursuits. Two seemed like the magical number. […]


August 25, 2014

Career TOOLBOX #37: 10,000 Hours – How a Local Band Signed a Record Deal

Kiss Me Deadly, Part One   How do you get to Carnegie Hall? Practice.   Cleveland is a hotbed of activity for local bands. But how […]
July 27, 2014

Unpacking a Repackaged Life

Life’s Full of Options   I spent the first half of this year living out a once in a lifetime sabbatical, traveling, writing and meeting incredible […]
July 6, 2014
Home

Coming Home: 6 Months of Couch-Surfing Comes to a Happy End

And a New Beginning   This weekend marks eight weeks since I returned Cleveland. And, as I’m finally ready to move into my own place – […]
April 23, 2014
Captain America

Captain America: The Winter Soldier – How It Makes Cleveland Look

What the Marvel Blockbuster Means to the 216   “You need to keep BOTH eyes open.” – Nick Fury, Captain America: The Winter Soldier   I […]
March 20, 2014
Dubliners

5 Things Dubliners Do Differently Than Clevelanders

What Emerald City Revealed   During most of February I had the incredible experience to spend my days and nights living in Dublin, Ireland. Between places […]
January 29, 2014

10 Things I Learned About Clevelanders

What I Learned During My 10 Years in Cleveland   I arrived in Cleveland in October, 2003, not knowing a soul. I left knowing so many. […]