A couple of days ago an acquaintance called me to tell me he was applying for a low-level job but was not sure he would get it. He was lacked all self-confidence. This was a guy who once ran a large division at a broadcast network. When I got off the phone, I felt bad – almost disillusioned. He   Read More.....

Last week I attended the Natural Products Expo West show in Anaheim. I have been going to this show for countless years – even before melslife began. New Hope Media does an excellent producing it, and this show is fun to attend – excellent sampling. It took me 6 hours to walk the entire show. As   Read More.....

Good ideas take time to develop. A few days ago I was asked my opinion about a charitable concept. There was nothing not to like about it; it was a very good and clever idea. The force or team behind this new charity asked me to lunch to get my thinking on how they could expand their concept. I   Read More.....

The word “disruptive” is used often in New Media to describe technologies or companies that are changing the way we do things or how business is being defined. In the entertainment business, pundits and executives talk a good game, but rarely think out of the box until it’s too late. Everyone   Read More.....

I feel sad. A friend’s 13-year-old’s daughter was tragically killed last week. Having lost a child years ago, I know my friend’s pain. There is nothing I can say or do to make him feel better or put his loss into perspective. There is no perspective – he lost his child. In life, we try to   Read More.....

Do you think that you are a brand? I do. Almost everyone I know -- who wants to know something about someone -- Google’s the person’s name to find out something about that person. Sometimes it’s good – awards, achievements, social activism – and sometimes it is bad – traffic tickets, lawsuits,   Read More.....

Every Sunday I watch most of the political shows. One of the politicians on one of these shows used a sports analogy regarding Evan Byah leaving the Senate. He said in sports it is okay to fail one day, but come back and win the next day and be a champion. In real life people seem to forget that   Read More.....

I am grateful for every breath. I see so much pain around me – a good friend who lost his job, a relative who has a friend who suffers from cancer, friends who are struggling to realize their dreams. I cannot solve everyone’s problems, but I can be sensitive to them and realize the impact their   Read More.....

I travel a lot and I see many people alone. Are they lonely? I am not sure. Maybe they are similar to me and like to be alone? I like to be around people I care about too or be involved in a complicated business deal, which means I travel and I am constantly meeting new people. This last trip I   Read More.....

I spent the last week with my Mom. She is over 80 and it was good to be with her. We had several conflicts during our visit, but like most families, they were probably normal. What we forget when we visit family is that we have all built our own lives and like to do things our own way. We can   Read More.....