Heather and I had the great pleasure of seeing some incredible tennis at Indian Wells We saw 12 matches, including the best match of all, Djokovic versus Draper, which had what the announcers categorized as one of the best points they have ever seen It was an epic 26 shot rally with incredible,
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The last few weeks have been brutal for software stocks. Words like carnage, panic, and even “SaaSpocalypse” have crept into investor vocabulary as shares of companies long viewed as durable compounders—Salesforce,
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Five Years, One Heart, and the Quiet Power of Momentum
February 9th marked the fifth anniversary of my heart surgery to repair a damaged mitral valve. It’s a date I don’t celebrate with fanfare, but I do honor it with reflection.
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While watching the Australian Open, a commercial featuring Roger Federer flashed across the screen. In it, he said something that stopped me mid‑scroll:
“Be free in your head, be free in your shots, go for it.
The brave will be rewarded here.”
It was classic Federer — elegant,
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Five‑Set Tennis, Five‑Set Markets: Lessons from NMHC and Melbourne
For more than 25 years, the National Multi-Housing Council meeting has been one of my annual rituals—a place to take the pulse of the apartment market by listening to smart people, absorbing the mood of owners,
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Gary Carmell
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If there’s one word that keeps returning to me this year, it’s “woah.” Not the “woe” of victimhood, but the woah of awe—the inhale that invites presence, humility, and gratitude. 2025 brought plenty of reasons to pause: service that nourished the soul,
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Last week was one that consisted of travel to New York City to attend the U.S. Open and to see a play written by my daughter that she also acted in and directed. Needless to say, there is a lot to be grateful for to be able to see Jannik Sinner and Iga Swiatek from a wonderful suite at Arthur Ashe Stadium and then get to see my daughter put her craft to work.
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I have been listening to Carl Jung’s Memories, Dreams, Reflections, and it reinforces for me the power of the subconscious in driving human behavior as well as the importance of myths to guide societies, cultures, and individuals. Joseph Campbell wrote The Power of Myth,
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The third-ranked men’s tennis player is Alexander Zverev. He is a very consistent player who often goes deep into major tournaments but has yet to win one. He has been criticized for getting very tight under pressure and not having what it takes to win one of the four majors (the Australian Open,
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Last week was my 60th birthday. In tennis, If you lose a set 6-0 it’s called being bagelled because the zero resembles a bagel. And since 6-0 looks like 60 we decided to have a big bagel birthday bash in honor of this milestone.
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