by Robert Zeitlin | Jun 16, 2020 | Uncategorized
Face it: for the 45,567,234th morning in a row since schools closed, there is no one waiting at the bottom of the stairs with a warm cup of coffee, slow-clapping in gratitude for the Herculean job you did to drag your ass out of bed early. Are they the same crickets...
by Robert Zeitlin | May 10, 2020 | Uncategorized
photo credit: Ilayza Macayan/Unsplash When China loosened restrictions on social movement and people could finally leave their homes, there was a spike in women filing for divorce. According to one woman interviewed, she didn’t “want to endure anymore. We’ve agreed to...
by Robert Zeitlin | Mar 6, 2020 | Uncategorized
We need to talk about Elizabeth Warren dropping out of the race for President.This post isn’t all about politics but it is about women. That’s why I founded super.BUILD in 2019 to support early-career female-identifying professionals.TL;DR We need more women in...
by Robert Zeitlin | Feb 9, 2020 | Uncategorized
Listen to an audio version of this post here: photo credit: Giorgio Trovato/Unsplash “How am I ever going to meet someone?” Victoria knows that she should get out more but her life is non-stop. It takes a huge effort just to reach out to friends, not to mention...
by Robert Zeitlin | Feb 3, 2020 | Uncategorized
photo credit: Clay Banks/Unsplash Before my pocket gave me 24/7 access to Google, I would ask my brilliant wife Betsy the most challenging questions. Her standard answer: “all the information can be found in the library” (as in, go find out yourself!)If you have...
by Robert Zeitlin | Jan 27, 2020 | Uncategorized
The car was nearly out of control, driving downhill too fast. For some reason, she wasn’t hitting the brakes as she yanked the wheel to the left for the next turn. Just as the car started to lift onto its side and veer toward the curb, she woke up.It was one of those...
by Robert Zeitlin | Jan 19, 2020 | Uncategorized
photo credit: Tina Rataj-Berard/Unsplash Can You Turn Off the News?I can’t.I just want to know what’s going to happen next. Is that so bad? According to my wife, it IS that bad. She can’t take it anymore. And she certainly doesn’t want to process it with me. Betsy...
by Robert Zeitlin | Nov 10, 2019 | Uncategorized
I spent a lot of time thinking about how to title this piece. The fact is that I want to ask you to read something.It’s hard not to feel defeated before I begin. There are so many pulls on your attention, like a line at a stadium bathroom.So I have a question. It’s...
by Robert Zeitlin | Nov 7, 2019 | Uncategorized
Can I have your attention? I know, I know. I need to get in line.Wow, This line goes out the door and around the block!OK, let’s see. Who is in here, fighting for your attention? photo credit: cloudvisual.co.uk/unsplash Starting with your basic needs (H/T Maslow), you...
by Robert Zeitlin | Oct 30, 2019 | Uncategorized
Have you seen the car commercial where the guy answers his friend’s text in person?He drives to his friend’s house to say, “Not much. How about you?” Amused, his friend responds, “lol, come on in.”I love it!The commercial made me...
