When and where do you get your best ideas? Lin-Manuel Miranda got the initial ideas for his musical after reading Ron Chernow’s landmark biography ‘Hamilton’ on vacation. For me, ideas come during a walk or bike ride – sometimes in …
For those who are headed to college later this year, we want to share five tips to help you set yourself up for a smooth transition. Here are some ways to support yourself in the coming months. 1. …
A few months ago, a high school senior shared surprising news: He had a great time visiting college campuses. In fact, he liked a lot of them and could see himself happy in several different places. There wasn’t one place, …
Greetings! Over the past few weeks, I’ve been talking with students around the country who are reflecting about this past school year and thinking about the upcoming one. Some students have been learning remotely for nearly 16 months, and others …
I can’t believe it’s almost the start of another school year, which means time to gear up for the back-to-school madness. When I was younger, I loved shopping for school supplies with my dad. I would always try to convince …
Last fall, I was walking through a middle school hallway when a young seventh grade girl stopped me. “Aren’t you the woman who gave that presentation to us last week?” she asked plaintively. I answered affirmatively, and told her I …
So, we’re a little over half way through 2014. How’s it going for you? Has it been a great year? Action packed, huh? We tend to start the year with such great intentions (or resolutions, as some might call them) …
Sometimes, life throws you surprises. Hopefully, more of the surprises are of the happy variety, of course – like a few days ago, when I got home from dinner with a friend (at local kitchen and wine merchant in SF, …
As spring turns to summer, high school prom season is in full swing and there are inevitably more parents hosting slumber parties and sending their own kids to sleepovers. Last week, I was at a book event for The Myth …
