May 2012
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Top 10 Lessons Learned From Planning a Benefit
Stoked had a pretty awesome fundraiser the other day. It was a big departure from the other events that we do. We really focused on who was there and switched up the type of venue. Although it wasn’t as financially successful as previous fundraisers, I always look for the “seed of equivalent benefit” like my boy Napoleon Hill says. Here are the top 10 things I learned from...
May 18th
April 2012
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The Spirit of Entrepreneurship
  What do you do when you have 30 minutes of a millionaire entrepreneur’s time?   You ask him mad questions! That’s precisely what happened last week.   I’ve been looking for a mentor for a while. I haven’t had one in 6 years! AND I’m in the business of mentoring!   It all came down because a new foundation for Stoked has a program where they match their board...
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March 2012
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Knock, Knock! Who's There? Opportunity...
Do you ever hear opportunity knocking and you’re hesitant to open the door? Maybe it’s a job A relationship A chance to travel Starting a business Doing freelance / side projects I’m not talking about any ole opportunity. I’m talking about genuine opportunity that could change your life trajectory. Of course there are reasons not take advantage of an opportunity....
Mar 21st
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Nike's Cure for the Lazy Ass
You see the stairs, but your lazy ass waits for the elevator. It’s ONLY 3 floors…. but, yet you STILL wait. Exercise is part of your thing this year, right? Maybe you started off with a bang, VOWING to be consistent with exercise, but you didn’t keep it up. You got LAZY! You’re not the only one :) It’s March and you’ve slowly crept back with your old habits....
Mar 1st
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February 2012
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“Whatever the mind can conceive and believe it can achieve.”
– Napoleon Hill
Feb 27th
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Feb 14th
My Jewish Mother
When I was younger, my Haitian born mother told me to always be friends with Jewish people. “They’re good people!” she would say. Weird statement. Well you see as an immigrant woman coming to the United States in the 1960s, I can only gather that since she was judged for being different that it became only natural for her to view people by their race or ethnicity. This was...
Feb 12th
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January 2012
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“Discipline is the bridge between goals and accomplishment.”
– Jim Rohn
Jan 16th
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Screw Business as Usual
I just finished Screw Business as Usual by Richard Branson, the founder of the Virgin Group. Every now and then there’s book that speaks to where your head is right now and Screw Business As Usual definitely does. At the root of Branson’s book is an idea called Capitalism 24902. 24902 miles is the circumference of the earth and this idea states that capitalism should be beneficial...
Jan 16th
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“It makes me feel guilty that anybody should have such a good time doing what...”
– Charles Eames
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December 2011
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Stoked that I got to hear “Encore” live. Just ignore the screaming fan. #jayz
Nov 17th
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My day skating around Brooklyn with a pro skateboarder.
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October 2011
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This kid borrowed my board on the street to practice a varial flip. After a few attempts he ended up doing this instead.
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Exceeding expectations.
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June 2011
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“The race, the marathon, is a renewal of belief in one’s self and the...”
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