Learning to Let it Be

Learning to Let it Be

The other day I went to Waveny Park in New Canaan which is where I go when I have to work some things out in my own head. There’s a lot going on in my life right now; health issues in the family, a heavy workload, and our imminent move to California are joining...

What to do when the joke is on you…

In families, different children have different roles that they play.  In my family, mine is the role of joker.  I am told that I have my grandfather’s sense of humor and it is a real shame that I never had a chance to meet him.  However, this might be a hidden...
There goes my hero(s)

There goes my hero(s)

I am having a hard time reconciling the fact that 12 years ago I was sitting in a hospital room with my wife just shooting the breeze while she complained about discomfort “down there.”  The truth is that the two of us didn’t think much of it. Nicole...

Reflections on Relationships

Earlier this week I sat down with a couple to talk about their robotic vacuum.  Wow – there’s something you don’t hear every week. However, this is the nature of what I do; I interview people about a variety of different things and try and find some...
Fix You?

Fix You?

This may be hard for some of you to believe but in my teenage years, I was a bit of an introvert.  In fact, it was not uncommon for a 15 year old Mike Carlon to retreat to his bedroom, turn off all the lights, and lose himself in music. This was particularly true if...