by Bruce Turkel | Nov 9, 2010 | Uncategorized
At 5:45 last Sunday morning, I walked into the lobby of the Hilton Hotel on 53rd Street in Manhattan and joined the crowd getting ready to run the New York Marathon. I was amazed by the energy of groups of nylon-clad athletes waiting to head to Staten Island and the...
by Bruce Turkel | Oct 11, 2010 | Uncategorized
I like to run. I don’t like to lift weights. That’s why I’m skinny and train for marathons instead of being big and buff. But this morning during my training run it occurred to me that the two sports have something very profound in common. Quite simply, there’s no...
by Bruce Turkel | Aug 10, 2010 | Uncategorized
My grandmother was the most meticulous person I knew. Her nails and hair were always perfect and her house was immaculate. Which is why I never understood how come the knick-knacks in her curio cabinet were always dusty and she usually had one or two long white wiry...
by Bruce Turkel | Jul 13, 2010 | Uncategorized
I’ve been doing a lot of thinking about labels lately and questioning how much impact they have on behavior. What I’m wondering is if names can be the harbingers of action or if that’s just a shallow and ultimately worthless supposition. About a year ago I wrote a...
by Bruce Turkel | Jun 4, 2010 | Uncategorized
So many gulf coast beach destinations are telling consumers that their beaches AREN’T fouled that I can’t help but wonder how robust their businesses must have been before the oil spill. As I recall, a prolonged recession, increased competition, reduced consumer...
