I’m leaving Deloitte. I’m jumping off the cliff. It’s time to move on, because I have unfinished business. I buried a huge chunk of my life (and myself) in an unmarked hole in the woods. I need to return to that part of things to reclaim at least a portion of the person who I used to be.
I’m launching Vague Apparatus LLC to serve as umbrella entity for most of my professional activities from now on. This will include my communication consulting in the short term, as well as planned efforts in podcasting, video production, and fiction and nonfiction editorial projects. This is going to be fun.
Jill and I saw Roxy Music in their 50th Anniversary Tour at Madison Square Garden. Post includes set list and video!
Roger Federer is retiring from professional tennis soon, at the age of 41. I’ve been a tennis player and fan for nearly 55 years, I’ve watched all the big names in the Open Era, and there is no question in my mind that Roger Federer is one of the best athletes of the past fifty years, and the greatest tennis player of all time.
Nick and I traveled to Queens to spend the day at the US Open to watch second-round singles and first-round doubles. With great courtside seats, we were ringside for three fantastic matches.
A recap of my first visit to HippoCamp, a conference for creative nonfiction writers, in Lancaster PA. I also had the pleasure of leading a session, which made the experience all the better.
The focus on well-being in US health care could yield significant savings by 2040. The goal is to lower the incidence of disease and decrease the need for medical interventions, which will have obvious benefits at the societal level. This tech-enabled, prevention-focused, consumer-empowered health care model also could yield significant savings for the US economy.
Companies are embracing a purpose beyond the bottom line, striving to make the world a better place across a range of issues. And then using these activities as the basis for a marketing push.
Bill Russell was the greatest champion in basketball history, one of the best player ever, and an important civil rights trailblazer.
“The 2021 Edelman Trust Barometer reveals an epidemic of misinformation and widespread mistrust of societal institutions and leaders around the world.”