Inspirational Living

I was speaking with a man who just celebrated his 100th birthday, and I wanted to know what were some of the inspirational moments in his life.

He was very kind, and shared his love of coffee, gardening, listening to Jazz and eating pickles right out of the jar during the hot summer days. (Maybe he's onto something, and these are the keys to living to be 100-years-old?)

Well, we started to discuss how he's lived his life to the fullest, and what he feels are truths that I could agree with. Here are a few:

1. Treat people with respect and say "Good morning" and "Good afternoon".
2. Always think before you speak, and when you can't think of anything good to say....silence is best.
3. When you see a beautiful person, don't be afraid to tell them so.
4. When you're feeling stressed, eat some chocolate.
5. Before you go to bed at night, take time to reflect on the day and focus on the lessons that you've learned that day.

I promised "Jim" that I wouldn't use his real name because, as he says, " Everyone will want to know my secrets, and, honestly, I'm learning to be a little selfish as I get older. Hahaaaaaa."

There you have it from a man that is 100-years-old, and plans to stick around for many more years!

"Jim" is MAJOR!

Research & Development

One of the things that I get to do often is travel to do research on the ever-growing sneaker "lifestyle & culture".

One of the cities that I visit often is New York City, which is home to thousands of sneaker stores and boutiques.

For example, this store is called Flight Club, and it's a consignment store. The split is 80/20, and folks from all over the world trek to NYC just to see this store up close and personal.

There's another store in LA and in Tokyo, and, of course, they have an online store.
Stay tuned because word around Worcester is that we may see a similar type of store in Worcester in the fall.

On your feet, kid!

So, I've been working on a number of footwear projects that have taken awhile to come to fruition, but one thing I'm learning is patience.

Well, this Asics project, which I didn't work on, but I really like the execution, landed earlier this year and I got my hand, and, more importantly, my feet on a pair of the Asics Gel Noosa Tri 6 sneakers.

They are super bright and extremely comfortable, and if you over-pronate like me, you'll really like these.

Over the coming weeks, I'll post pictures of a few footwear projects that have connections to Worcester.