Nailed.

I have a few little girls who I’ve known since they were tiny — Lindsay is one of those friends.  She’s the very smart daughter of Chau, my manicurist at Creation Nails.  I always give Lindsay a Christmas present — and this year’s was the same as last — a basketball.  (I know it makes…

DVD: Adrian & the blue shoes.

Adrian sat in the front row in the first class I taught today at Da Vinci Design. His hair was pompadoured perfectly and despite the early hour, he was wide awake. I could tell immediately that he’d keep me on my toes. What I didn’t realize was that he has keen powers of observation. When…

Da Vinci Design School… letters to my new friends.

I taught four classes on “THE ART OF THANK YOU” today at Da Vinci Design Academy. The ninth graders’ assignment? Write a letter to a music manager and convince them to listen to a song they wrote. We called it “POWER OUTREACH”. I talked about putting the letter in context — told them how to make…