by Michael Carlon | May 12, 2019 | Authors, Podcast, The Longs, Uncategorized
Early in her career, Karen Mangia followed a very conventional formula for success—say yes to everything, deliver with excellence, and never let them see you sweat. It worked wonderfully for a while, until it didn’t. At the age of 33, Karen faced an undiagnosed...
by Michael Carlon | Feb 22, 2019 | Authors, Podcast, The Longs
Laura Vanderkam helps people spend more time on what matters, and less on what doesn’t.She is the bestselling author of What the Most Successful People Do Before Breakfast and Off The Clock, among others. Her 2016 TED talk, “How to Gain Control of Your Free...
by Michael Carlon | Feb 4, 2019 | Authors, Podcast, The Longs
Look up the term Renaissance man in the dictionary, and I’m sure you will see a picture of Kevin A Knight. He started his own company and serves as an independent marketing research consultant to many leading global corporations. He’s also an avid runner and said...
by Michael Carlon | Nov 29, 2018 | Authors, Podcast, The Longs
Zaida Alfaro is the youngest of six children and was born into art. Her mother is a painter, composer, and musician who taught Zaida how to play the piano at the age of twelve. She became a professional musician at eighteen and, having been burned by a bad recording...
by Michael Carlon | Nov 1, 2018 | Authors, Podcast, The Longs
Tony Pavia is a retired American history teacher and the former principal of Stamford High School, Trinity Catholic High School, and New Canaan High School. Matt Pavia, his son, teaches English and American studies at Darien High School in Connecticut. Together, they...
by Michael Carlon | Sep 17, 2018 | Authors, Podcast, The Longs
Jane Green is the author of nineteen novels, including seventeen New York Times Bestsellers, one cookbook, and various short stories. She is published in over 25 languages and has over ten million books in print worldwide. Even though all of this is true, she still...
by Michael Carlon | Aug 20, 2018 | Authors, Podcast
Bill McGarvey is the author of The Freshman Survival Guide, a resource for incoming college freshmen to help them navigate their first year away from home. He also has a regular column in America Magazine. Bill is also an accomplished musician, having written his...
by Michael Carlon | Jul 11, 2018 | Authors, Podcast, The Longs
George is a career naval aviator whose thirty years of active duty service included four command tours and five years as a carrier strike group chief of staff. He began his writing career in 1978 with an article in the U.S. Navy’s professional magazine, U.S. Naval...
by Michael Carlon | Jul 6, 2018 | Authors, Podcast, The Longs
Andrew Peterson was born and raised in San Diego, California and graduated with a degree in architecture from the University of Oklahoma. After mentioning to his wife that he was disappointed in much of what he was reading, Andrew accepted her challenge to write...
by Michael Carlon | Jul 1, 2018 | Self Awareness
When I was growing up, we never asked if we were going to Mass on the weekend, the only question was when. This stayed with me throughout college when most of my friends stopped going. I recall often saying at the end of our Fraternity Chapter meetings on Sunday...
by Michael Carlon | Jun 22, 2018 | Faith and Pop Culture, Self Awareness
I have a confession to make. It’s taken me a while to come to realize this and once I did it was like a lightbulb went off in my head. I am my brother’s keeper. I’m not thinking of anyone in particular when I say brother. In fact, I have many brothers; a twin brother,...
by Michael Carlon | Jun 22, 2018 | Authors, Podcast
Patricia Fuqua is the founder of Dating Diamonds, a service that empowers women to meet the right man the second time around and is the creator of the 1st Date to Soulmate Program. Since 2008, she’s helped over 500 women meet the right man by designing a personalized...
