May 12 is “one of those days” on my calendar. Fifteen years ago today, my mother passed away. It was Mother’s Day then. My mother also was born on May 12. She was only 60 years-old when she died. I’m amazed by how quickly 15 years have transpired. So much in my life has changed,
Author: Jo Tango
A Connecticut Weekend and Imposter Syndrome
Our children are in schools with different spring break schedules. This year, Mrs. T. took trips with various children, while I stayed at home with the others. So, I just took a belated spring break of sorts over a long weekend. I fished. I went to a river in Connecticut and stayed at a cheap
Redemption and Shaka
It has been an interesting week. Serendipities about writing and choices. First, I read Frank Britt’s article about how we write our own life stories and have the ability to change our paths. Then, Anne Mitchell wrote a comment in response, mentioning a Jeff Bezos idea that we are the sum of the choices we make.
‘Top 5 Regrets of the Dying’
When my friend Mike Connell told me he was going into hospice, my heart broke. When my mother started receiving palliative care, everything changed. I know, I know. This is a morbid post. But, bear with me. Ever since Amazon.com’s Jeff Bezos told me about his desire to avoid life regrets, I’ve been trying to
‘We Are Our Choices’
I asked: “Why did you quit your hedge fund job, pack up everything you had and move to a new city to start a risky company?” He replied: “I wanted to minimize life’s regrets. You regret acts of omission, not acts of commission. You regret what you didn’t do rather than what you did do.” I
Changing Your Life’s Arc
I recently have become friendly with Frank Britt. He believes you can write and change your “life story.” I think it is a powerful point of view. He recently wrote about that, and an important career decision, here. Specifically, Frank decided to leave a very prestigious job to be the CEO of an online education