by Brett Blumenthal
The other day, a friend of mine told me about a recent visit to an acupuncturist.  He felt that the experience was completely life changing: the excruciating back pain he had been experiencing, somehow vanished for a full three days.  He became a true believer and was in the midst of seriously considering [...]

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by Brett Blumenthal
Growing up, I always found something to not like about myself.  I still do.  For instance, I have always had what my mother lovingly refers to as a ‘regal’ profile.  Regal, in my mind, was always a nice way of saying big.  I’m not going to run out and chop off my nose, but it is [...]

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by Brett Blumenthal
Usually when I go to the gym, I stay in my own world during my workout.  I tend to tune out those around me and focus on what I’m trying to accomplish.  Today, however, the gym was relatively empty, except for a woman and her personal trainer.  It was particularly difficult to tune [...]

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by Brett Blumenthal
Never will I forget the day when I was getting my weekly ’mani and pedi’ in a Manhattan nail salon, when two big, burly, tough-looking construction workers entered the salon to do the very same thing.  Without a thought, they headed straight for the two open pedicure stations next to me, ripped off their stinky construction boots, [...]

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by Brett Blumenthal
Some people look good in anything.  I remember growing up, my mom, when referring to these types of individuals, would often say, “they could wear a burlap sack and they would look great.”  That said, a lot of people don’t.  Finding clothes that fit our individual bodies can always be a challenge:  the cut isn’t [...]

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by Brett Blumenthal
This past week, I had the pleasure of speaking to an undergraduate class of business students about Sheer Balance.  Being back on campus was fantastic in many ways: the intellectual stimulation, the clean air of Ithaca, the beautiful fall weather, and of course, the youthful atmosphere…it just doesn’t get better. 
During my presentation, I [...]

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by Brett Blumenthal
The other day I was chatting with a friend about a colleague and when I mentioned that the person was 50, she said, “Oh, they are old.”  I nearly fell out of my chair.  OLD?  How is 50 OLD?  I did a quick calculation of how far away I was from 50 and [...]

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by Brett Blumenthal
One of my biggest pet peeves within the advertising and marketing arena is false advertising…or for that matter, misleading the consumer.  It happens all of the time and most of the time, I can let it go.  That said, I’ve been fighting the urge to write about this specific topic for some time, [...]

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by Brett Blumenthal
The past couple of times I’ve spoken at Spa Industry conferences, I’ve heard industry experts describe the consumers’ perception of a spa as “a place to get fluffed and buffed,” implying that spas are purely meant for superficial grooming benefits.  Sure, there are definite beautification benefits, but the reality is that there are a lot [...]

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by Brett Blumenthal
I was raised to think that paying high prices for luxury items and luxury brand names were a waste of money.  Although we lived very comfortably, my parents raised me to have a great work ethic, to value the dollar and to understand that money doesn’t grow on trees.  As a kid, you didn’t need [...]

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