Samuel Moore Sobel

Farewell, my dear reader

March 30, 2022

By Samuel Moore-Sobel It’s time for me to bid you farewell, my dear reader. After nearly eleven years of writing, this will be my last column.  I wrote my first column in November 2011. At the time, I was in high school, and I had submitted a story to my school newspaper about the upcoming…

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How to succeed at adulting

February 22, 2022

By Samuel Moore-Sobel “Our transition from college to adulthood is filled with challenges, disappointments, and a lot of uncertainty,” Cate LeSourd writes in her new book, Coming of Age. LeSourd writes about her own experience but also includes the stories of others. “Over the course of several years, I sent out two questionnaires to over…

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A Story of Will

February 2, 2022

By Samuel Moore-Sobel “Some of the most impactful lessons I’ve ever received, I’ve had to learn in spite of myself,” Will Smith writes in his new memoir, Will.  Candid and engaging throughout, Will was the perfect read over my holiday break. Even though Will Smith has been in the public eye for my entire life,…

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A Lifelong Search

January 6, 2022

By Samuel Moore-Sobel “I told myself, even if a picture was all I ever found, I’d be happy for the rest of my life” Kevin Barhydt writes in his memoir, Dear Stephen Michael’s Mother. Rarely has a story gripped me as much as this one. I devoured the book in just a few days, taking…

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Longing for a parent’s love

December 1, 2021

All a child really wants is to be loved by their parents. Unfortunately, sometimes that love remains just out of reach.  “Steve doesn’t love me,” Lisa Brennan-Jobs tells her mother as a teenager. Lisa is Steve Jobs’ oldest child, and she writes about her heartbreaking experience as his daughter in the New York Times bestseller,…

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A real optimist

November 3, 2021

By Samuel Moore-Sobel “If there’s something you know you can do…and your mind keeps throwing up roadblocks, just know you can drive right through them.” This was said by Michael J. Fox, when he appeared as Dr. Kevin Casey in a guest role on Scrubs. Scrubs was my favorite sitcom as a teenager, and I could think of…

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More Seinfeld, Please

September 25, 2021

By Samuel Moore-Sobel Some television shows take on a life of their own. Seinfeld was never expected to be a hit. There was no guarantee that there would even be a sitcom in the first place. Apparently, Jerry Seinfeld only got a meeting with network executives because of the repeated efforts of his manager, George…

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My Book, One Year Later

August 23, 2021

By Samuel Moore-Sobel             One year ago, I published my book, Can You See My Scars?             The timing wasn’t great. My book launch coincided with a global pandemic, rendering null and void most of the plans I had made for the launch of my long-awaited book.              Despite the obstacles, I remained undeterred. After…

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Reflections on married life

July 20, 2021

I cannot believe it has been a year. My wife and I were married on Aug. 1, 2020. It seems just like yesterday. Mask restrictions were in effect, and we were all trying to get through life in a global pandemic. So much felt uncertain, except for the love we shared for each other. Our…

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Take the Test Already

June 30, 2021

I spent the spring preparing to take two exams. I had been thinking for a while about becoming a Project Management Professional. To do this requires passing a difficult certification exam. But after stepping into a management role last fall, I began to see the PMP certification as an important vehicle to strengthen my program…

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