Before I get lost in the battles of the week, I want to take the time to share a few weekend joys that really resonated for me…
With the first hints of spring arriving in NYC, I allowed myself to take some time to clear my head. As I’ve said before, a good run (and lots of sweat) is always a physical and mental release. (Vigorous exercise is necessary in any economy to help maintain balance.) After, I spent hours in Barnes & Noble reading book after book after book to gain perspective and do some mental calisthenics. Really relaxing and invigorating.
I was also able to spend some time this weekend praying and learning. One story I heard from my Rabbi had a great impact on me:
“When people are born, they are their purest as babies and purity is, of course, good and they should try and revert back to pure basic behavior as often as possible. Babies cry about 300 times a day and man laughs only about 15 times a day (in good and normal times, and less in times like these). If people can laugh a lot more, everything in their lives will be better – business, financial, personal. Everything.”
Optimism breeds success.
And lastly, I read a very interesting story in the New York Times about one of NYC’s most successful real estate brokers. The closing quote held special implications for me, as she said about her work, “It’s challenging; it’s interesting. It’s just not as fun.”
Ronn Torossian
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