Have You Signed Up For Too Many Excursions?

By |2016-10-13T16:45:38-04:00May 30th, 2013|Attitude, Business, Life, PR, Public Relations|

It’s been years since I got an email from a client that was upsetting. The kind that accuses my team for not following through on what was requested. The kind that tells me the ship is sinking and it’s our fault entirely. I received one recently. In my client’s world, we were the only plausible [...]

Don’t Judge a House Deal By Its Cover

By |2016-10-13T16:45:38-04:00May 23rd, 2013|Life, Serbia, Travel|

“We go in there to sign the papers and exchange the money,” Andrea, our interpreter, said. What? Where? In a bar? I was confused. We’d parked across the street from the municipality building in Bačka Topola, the capital for the region where we were buying our Serbian farmhouse (or as the previous owners called it, [...]

From %$&@ It! to Hungarian

By |2016-10-13T16:45:38-04:00May 16th, 2013|Aha Moment, Attitude, Budapest, Dubrovnik, Life, Life Purpose, Meaning of Life, Success, Travel|

It’s official – I’m Hungarian! Well, I’m a resident of Hungary. And to say it was a roller coaster ride getting here is an understatement. But, taking the ride reminded me of a very powerful business and life lesson that I’d forgotten. When we bought our apartment in Budapest I really didn't think about having to obtain a visa. [...]

The Land of Opportunity Overload

By |2016-10-13T16:45:38-04:00May 9th, 2013|Attitude, Budapest, Life, Life Purpose, Meaning of Life, Success, Travel|

This statue of George Washington (three blocks from our apartment) was erected by US citizens from Hungary in 1906 - City Park, Budapest I've had some unexpected surprises living in Eastern Europe. One of the most unexpected is my renewed love of America. You know the old saying “the grass is always greener on the other [...]