M. Nack’s Blog

A little over a year ago I met the President of Kendall College Howard Tullman. (www.tullman.com). Howard is what I want to be when I grow up. He is known as a “serial entrepreneur” having started several successful businesses. “Serial Entrepreneur” is a very rare breed that, when found, the wise person honors and reveres. Howard’s most recent accomplishment is the total revamping of Kendall College. He orchestrated the move from it’s sleepy late-19th century campus in Evanston to a state of the art facility at Chicago and Halsted - the former headquarters of Sara Lee. Kendall College’s culinary school is famous world-wide. I work out twice a week at the gym in the building and I just love seeing the students - at 6:00 in the morning! - in their “culinary kids uniforms” coming to class! Clearly, they have a passion for their studies. Is it any wonder they are famous world-wide?

Howard gave me an article describing the turn-around of Kendall College entitled “All Things With a Vengeance”. Apparently, this is Howard’s personal motto. Wanting to emulate my latest hero, I had considered adopting it for myself, but somehow the suit didn’t quite fit. I liked the feel of it,  but the cut wasn’t quite right. The word “vengeance” was hanging me up. Vengeance suggests wrath and anger - real Old Testament stuff. Now, don’t misunderstand me: Anger is useful and gives us energy. One speaker calls it “angergy”. ”Angergy” gets us out of bed in the morning and makes things happen. Yet, I was after a word that captured the energy of anger without the negative associations. That’s when it came to me: EXUBERANCE!  So, in deference to Howard:

“All things with exuberance!”

mary!

Howard Tullman, President Kendall College

www.tullman.com

Cell phone mania: it’s a sign of the tech addiction of our society. Is it really necessary to have a phone that does everything except the laundry? Be that as it may, it’s a fact of life in these United States (and I have it on good authority Japan is even worse) that photos from the women’s locker room are here to stay. My news flash is that - contrary to what the kiosk vendors would have you believe - if you call your existing service provider, you will be able to upgrade to the latest and greatest cell phone for a pittance. And you will be able to upgrade your service for probably less than what you are currently paying. Now, mind you, I have not changed my service or my equipment for something like 4 years. Which is akin to having 2 metal cans attached by string, I know, but nonetheless… I have this crazy notion that if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. Though when is technology NOT broken - but that’s a subject for another day.

“All Things With Exuberance!”

mary!