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September 19, 2012Business, Community Involvement, Corporate Empathy, Government, Internet, Sports

The Story of Corporate Empathy – Why How What

Why I am Writing a Book Last November while running what was my first run longer than 5K with a friend and having what we describe as “gorgeous political discussion” it was suggested around mile three or four that I […]

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September 12, 2012Corporate Empathy, Notes & Quotes

Notes & Quotes: Steve Jobs, Founder and CEO of Apple

Notes & Quotes posts will be where I post links to the resources used in my book Corporate Empathy. I am starting with Steve Jobs who’s ideas on life and seeking purpose I have previously written about here. His 2005 Stanford University […]

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September 8, 2012Corporate Empathy, Notes & Quotes, Urban Planning

Notes & Quotes: Walt Disney’s E.P.C.O.T. Project

Notes & Quotes are where I post links to and information about the resources used in my book Corporate Empathy. The video below describes Walt Disney’s vision for EPCOT and the Disney World project in Florida. The video was used […]

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July 12, 2012Corporate Empathy

Corporate Empathy – My First Book

Empathy: The ability to understand and share the feelings of another. Corporate Empathy is the title of a book I began working on in December and am working hard to complete prior to this coming Wednesday. I have been given the […]

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March 20, 2012Health & Wellness, Lifestyle Design

Spring already? 35 is going fast but so is my running!

It is now officially Spring. They same time flies when you are having fun and gets faster as you get older. Do some people become unhappy as they age in an effort to slow down time? Because the exponential effect of having […]

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January 20, 2012Business, Internet, Journalism

An Innovative Opportunity for Journalism: An Open Letter to the Poynter Institute and Tampa Bay Times

An Innovative Opportunity for Journalism An Open Letter to the Poynter Institute and Tampa Bay Times Since taking a handful of journalism and media classes in college, I have had a respect for, and interest in journalism and the art […]

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December 30, 2011Charity, Health & Wellness, Lifestyle Design

Thoughts on Running, Tampa, Inspiration and the New Year

I am proud to say that I have completed my goal of running 200 miles in 2012. I ran 6.26 miles today bringing my total to 201.26 miles run outdoors. I did not set out this year to run 200 miles. […]

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November 1, 2011Advertising, Business, Journalism

St Pete Times Re-brands to Tampa Bay Times – Can the Tribune Survive?

It’s not often we get to say simply, “I was right” but this morning I woke to some exciting news in an email blasted letter from Times Chairman and CEO Paul Tash. As I predicted in September here, the St Petersburg […]

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October 8, 2011Business, Career, Lifestyle Design

Steve Jobs: Perseverance, Efficacy and Death’s Influence on Lifestyle Design

With the death of Steve Jobs we have lost a great creator, innovator, and inspiration. We have lost someone who understood the need to choose passion for life over work for the sake of work. We lost someone who, while wildly […]

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October 2, 2011Community Involvement, Health & Wellness, Lifestyle Design, Living

With Komen 5K, my 2011 running goal is almost complete

Yesterday I completed the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure 5K in downtown St Petersburg, my third of four planned competitive 5K’s for 2011. My final 2011 race will be Richard’s Run for Life on 11/4/2011 in Ybor City. I […]

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I never would have guessed how enlightening it was...

I went into my Personal Futures Session with Vinny not knowing what to expect. I never would have guessed how enlightening it was to begin laying out what I want to see for myself and loved ones. Vinny did an amazing job at pulling this out of me without telling me what I wanted. If you are at a transition point in life, or even if you are doing well, but know there is something more out there, Vinny's Personal Futures Session may just be what shows you the way. – TM

A much better idea of what I want to do...

I just turned 40 and my life is going through some major life changes. I wasn't really sure what direction my life was headed, much less how to get there. It honestly left me feeling kind of stuck and like my life had no direction. The Personal Futures session with Vinny Tafuro was truly what I needed. It helped me to gauge where in my life I was and gave me a framework for how to think about my future and which direction I want my life to go. Now I have a much better idea of what I want to do and what steps I need to start taking to get there. I am grateful for feeling like I can now move forward with my life. – HL

The future is far less terrifying...

I have ADHD and have so many plans, desires, and needs going through my head but have such a hard time focusing enough to put everything in order and definitely see the forest and not the trees. I'm also self-employed with two businesses so I have a lot going on which compounds this issue.

Vinny really took the time to listen to my needs and to get to the core of my values before we even began the process. We widdled down to three overall subjects then widdled those down to goals I can aim for over different points in time then finally widdled them down to easy tasks I can start within the next 24 hours. I work best with a checklist of tasks and it was extremely helpful to have someone help me lay it out. The future is far less terrifying and I can actually see a plan for myself for more than the next year or two. I'm incredibly thankful for Vinny's expertise and encouragement. – LP

This exercise was eye-opening, to say the least!

I am a personal development junkie as I am an entrepreneur and a business educator. Always looking to improve. I thought I had done it all. (i.e. goal setting exercises, vision boards, etc.). Doing the Personal Futures program was the best I have ever done. It allowed me to dive a bit deeper into my true desires and goals that the other methods haven't done. I highly recommend the 1-on-1 program so that you have that extra 3rd-person perspective that is able to see the things right in front of you that you couldn't see on your own." – SS