by Michael Carlon | Apr 27, 2013 | Self Awareness
Yesterday, I spent the morning at the courthouse. Wait, let me explain. The Fairfield County Bar Association sponsored “Law Day” in the city of Stamford yesterday as an attempt to excite our youth about the legal profession. As part of this monumental...
by Michael Carlon | Apr 23, 2013 | Local Heroes, Podcast, The Longs
[iframe style=”border:none” src=”http://html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/2298751/height/100/width/480/thumbnail/no/theme/legacy” height=”100″ width=”480″ scrolling=”no”] When I woke up this morning, I...
by Michael Carlon | Apr 17, 2013 | Silly Thoughts
I keep a stash of mementos in a little jewelry box next to my bed. It includes such items as my high school ring, a U2 concert ticket stub, and this picture of my twin brother Jimmy and me. It was likely taken around 1980 in the family room of our home in Plantation...
by Michael Carlon | Apr 15, 2013 | Parenthood, Self Awareness
Tomorrow morning when I wake up I will be the father of three 11 year olds. It is incredibly hard to believe that 11 years have flown by so fast. After the next 11 years, I’ll be the father of three college graduates. Now that is a prospect that really freaks me...
by Michael Carlon | Apr 10, 2013 | Business Leaders, Podcast, The Longs
I first met Shelley Zalis when I was working for Unilever and she was invited to speak at an offsite meeting. She broke two rules during her presentation; 1. She divulged her age and 2. She quoted Yoda. Most women don’t do those kinds of things; then...
