Jer979's Blog

Searching for a new leader for a spiritual organization is a process fraught with challenges and emotions. Throw in the old “2 Jews, 3 opi...

About 2 months ago, one of the sales guys at Sprinklr suggested that we do a customer event on a rooftop ov erlooking Wrigley Field in Chica...

As a parent, you want to know that your kids are learning the values you are trying to teach them. The other day, Tonka came up to me and ...

Not everyone with whom I have spoken loves Michael Lewis’ new book, Flash Boys: A Wall Street Revolt . Perhaps I’m too much of a fan to th...

While the outcome of the US-Portugal game wasn’t as I would have hoped, it did provide two special moments for me. When the US scored the ...

The girls (Tikkanen and Lakkanen) and I were invited as guests of the Republic of Finland to visit their Embassy and learn a little bit ab...

Of course I had heard of Alexander Hamilton , but I certainly didn’t really know, understand, or sincerely appreciate the man until I finish...

A few weeks ago, my sister sent me a great TED video about the value of talking to strangers . You have so  much to learn from them. And...

You know my passion for nicknames and how I have bestowed 3 nicknames of Finnish origin on my kids. So, I decided that with school out, it...

Helped my 3rd grade son get elected to class representative. I was nervous, but fortunately he came through. Truly team effort as NFO an...

There have been some proud moments in my life, but one of the proudest came the other day when Paco got his first job. Our neighbors mad...

So, the other day I was cooking… Then, as usually happens, I went down to my office and got caught up in my work. Next thing I know, I h...

  Growing up, my dad would often take my family or individual children on trips. But, it wasn’t a standard vacation as in “let’s go and ha...

People often comment about my proficiency in acknowledging birthdays. I call about 1800 people per year and I do it because I enjoy mainta...

Two minutes a day of stretching can make you more successful. See this video  

Or Not. Fantastic TED Talk

This guy has captured it about as well as anyone.

Nadia has been reading a lot of books about historical figures. They are titled “Who was so-and-so?” “Who was Elvis Presley?” “Who was T...

Long time blog readers know that I’m a huge Simon Sinek fan. And he continues to deliver with this presentation. 45 minutes, but worth eve...

I just love the power of social and digital to keep relationships alive over time and distance. When I was in London recently, I saw my fo...