What is the Quality of your Questions?

“How are you doing in school?” Steve asked innocently.   “Good,” Emma said, looking down at her feet. Steve was a friend of the family, 50 years-old.  Emma was an eleven year-old girl who cried herself to sleep because she was so behind her friends in...

Let’s Talk About Food Part 1

Let’s Talk About Food pt. 1 Today we’re going to talk about a delicious subject–food. I know, “now you’re talkin’.” Our Bootcamp classes are all about “ramping up” your metabolism, burning fat, building lean muscle...

I (too) Have a Dream

I (too) Have a Dream Today is Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a national holiday, celebrating the freedom of opportunity and civil equality of all people.  MLK Day is a BIG Deal in Chicago, my hometown.  In fact, every year at our Speech Contests there was at least one...

Distractions

What is our mind doing when it selects information relevant to our goal while ignoring a barrage of irrelevant stimuli?  What about when driving?  When asking a classmate out on a date?  When interviewing for a dream job?  I often joke that I’m not going to let...

I Love New Beginnings

I love new beginnings….especially when I feel safe and self-assured.  I am thankful for the times when my curiosity for what-is-to-come prompts me to make new lists, pull out the calendar and envision a new life for myself, my husband, and now my kids, Siena Rose...

There’s NO Time…

There’s NO Time… Welcome to the last (short) Week of classes for 2009.  We are open today and tomorrow, then the academy will be closed for the holidays, reopening on Monday Jan. 4th. Today is December 21st, the winter solstice, the nadir of day, but also...