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09/02/2024

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Do you have 3 minutes to raise your consciousness? To try and understand the inexplicable? To look through a lens that makes clear the threat posed by Iran - the government and fundamentalist leadership - not the citizenry? I promise - it will 180 seconds productively, if not also painfully, spent.

The names of the six murdered Israeli hostages—and the evil ideology of their executioners—should be seared into the minds of all who wish to live in civilization.

08/21/2024

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What I learned from a lamppost   Now that's a commitment worth keeping... First day back on the HBS campus for what is likely to be a busy fall semester. A year ago, I was a nervous, novice first tim

07/10/2024

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Never know what you learn stuck in traffic   What do Cleo Wade https://cleowade.com/ and Winston Churchill have in common? Funny you should ask. Cleo’s mural adorns the Seaport exit off of the Mass P

07/06/2024

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A most meaningful Monday on July 01, 2024 Get link Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email Other Apps  “I wear many hats.  I do many jobs.”Me“I have many men in my command.I write many reports.”Kieffer Sutherland, AKA: Lt. KendrickIt will all make sense in a minuteAs I explained in my last blog,...

05/24/2024

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Happy Memorial Day and other thoughts   Why the above picture? Answer at the bottom. How’s that for a tease to keep you reading? When I realize that I have “gone missing,” which is to say I have bee

03/24/2024

Yup, that's my Ari with his name on the marquee! Woohoo. Gonna be in NYC on April 18th? Wanna see some great comedy? 10 pm at The PIT. Jordana and I will be there. Hope you will be too.

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12/31/2023

I have been asked a lot lately “Adam, do you believe in New Year’s resolutions?” The answer is nuanced. Without sounding like an Ivy League President, I will try and explain.

Many of you have heard me say that one of my favorite aphorisms is: “nobody plans to fail, they just fail to plan” and then my commentary “and when folks do plan, they often struggle to execute.” Sounds a little like a vote for resolutions, but there are important differences. Resolutions - at least as associated with New Years - often seem big, bold, and way too connected with disappointment and despair if we don’t fulfill them.

Plans just seem a little lighter, more focused, and easier to follow through on. For that reason, I am a bigger proponent of making plans than I am of resolutions.

More than plans, and certainly more than resolutions, what I like most at this time of year (though they work well at any time) are questions. And here are a few of my favorite:

If I took over my life from scratch today, what would I immediately stop doing?
What would I start doing?
What do I want to spend more time on next week, next month, next year?
What do I want to spend less time on next week, next month, next year?
Am I waiting for another person to make the first move?
Could I go first?
What can I do in the next week that will make the rest of the year easier?
What can I do this coming year that will leave me in a better position for the following year?
Who do I spend time with that pulls me down?
Who do I spend time with that lifts me up?
What am I doing that I want a film crew to see?
What am I doing that I don’t want a film crew to see?
What are my goals for 2024?
Do I have the right systems in place to make them happen?

This thought provoking list was gifted to me by a friend and they in turn culled it from several sources. More attribution than that - I can’t provide.

While a few of these are specific to the New Year, most can be of benefit at any time. To bring it full circle, if I were to make a resolution, and certainly a plan for the New Year, it would be to maintain a curious and questioning attitude and approach. To take nothing for granted. To challenge assumptions. To be ever assessing if my behavior was congruent with my goals.

Whether you’re a legacy weight loss patient, a coaching client, a friend, or a colleague - know that I will always be interested in your journey and supportive of your success. What has been true in the past, remains just as true in 2024, anytime for anything. If I can be of help - don’t hesitate to ask. And if you’ve got something to share - don’t hesitate to be in touch.

Wishing you an abundance of health, happiness, and success in 2024 and beyond. And may the answers to your questions bring you ever closer to your goals.

Adam

12/30/2023

A very heartfelt "thank you" to everyone for their kind birthday wishes and congratulations on my HBS employment. I really appreciate all of your thoughtfulness and support. It is so nice to feel part of a community.

It was a very festive - if slightly embarrassing celebration for a former weight loss surgeon - dinner out with my folks on Wednesday, out again with Jordana on Thursday, and then to complete the trifecta - dinner last night with Sam & Emily. In an effort to follow my own advice and set a good example, I did skip dessert all three nights.

When the rain in Maine stops, I am definitely going for a beach walk.

12/13/2023

Everyday I read from a book called “Life’s Daily Blessings” by Rabbi Olitzky. It is a compilation of theologically themed and inspirational thoughts - one for each day. I am actually reading it through for the third time now. Kinda like how we read the Torah over and over, year after year.

In any event, what follows is today’s thought and I think it is particularly appropriate for our current time. This is my third reading and every time I am comforted and inspired. May you be as well.

Love,
Adam

Courage
DECEMBER 13

Strengthen the hands that have become weak.
Make firm tottering knees.
Say to the anxious of heart,
“Be strong. Do not be afraid.” ISAIAH 35:3–4

There are times in our lives—we all have them—when we become disillusioned and weary. The burdens of daily living overwhelm us. As the prophet suggests, we feel weak and anxious even about simple things. When that happens, we may turn to God for support and strength. But sometimes all it takes is someone else saying to us, “Don’t worry. It will be OK.”

Rabbi Eliot Malomet is fond of saying, particularly after someone has experienced the loss of someone close to them, “It won’t be the same. But it will be OK.” It is his way of both acknowledging the loss and recognizing that somehow we continue to live even with the burden of grief that we carry forward with us into life. We somehow feel the power of blessing behind these words. The modern Hebrew idiomatic equivalent is yiyeh tov, “it will be good.”

Some may dismiss this notion as trite, but there is profound spiritual power in the affirmation of this notion expressed quite simply. When we experience transitions in our lives, we are indeed anxious. Not only are we unsure of what the future holds, we are also unsure about our ability to navigate it. Do we have the capacity to do what needs to be done? Can we be successful in our new stage in life? Do we have the skills and personal fortitude?

This is where Isaiah’s words inspire us once again to step forward, knowing that we are not alone: “Be strong. Do not be afraid.”

And I would add - let’s draw courage from our community, our kehillah, our family. We are NOT alone.

Love,
Adam

12/10/2023

Thank you Dr. Phil for your passion and support. And for using your platform to address antisemitism.

I am relieved that Liz Magill resigned as President of the University of Pennsylvania. This week, I viewed a highly restricted video o...

12/02/2023

A path forward. A light at the end of the tunnel. I think this very thoughtful Tom Friedman essay provides an excellent road map to bring an end to the current Israeli-Hamas hostilities. What do you think?

Wiping out Hamas is an unattainable goal, and getting stuck in Gaza would be a disaster.