One significant misperception shared by many family and friends about us is that “Steve is the writer.” The truth is when we met, my writing skills were non-existent while Maggie had been employed as a professional writer for over seven years, having graduated near the top of her class at… Continue reading
We love getting the annual newsletters updating us on the lives of so many friends. This year I thought I’d take a crack at it myself, especially since this newsletter format makes it so easy. Here’s the 2021 Steve Larsen Holiday Newsletter: I know you need to start by talking… Continue reading
In Dubai last month I met the principals of an exciting Tempe, AZ start-up company, ZEV. The CEO, Carolyn Maury, and her co-founders were all at GITEX Global. ZEV converts fleets of gas-powered vans into electric vehicles quickly and at a low cost. What they’re doing is brilliant. As they… Continue reading
My oldest daughter and I are working to get better at recommending books to each other. We quickly realized my old and new favorites might not be right for her and vice versa. Recommending someone read a book is different from telling someone about a book you liked. To do… Continue reading
Recently I went on a 14-day health retreat in California. The following is what that was about, why I went and what I learned. Thinking an additional perspective might be useful, following the report I’ve provided a brief summary of how my thinking about fasting and health has changed since… Continue reading
Reading and listening to books helps me pass a lot of activities here in the Phoenix heat. You might have seen my take on Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by now, but if not, it is here. I loved it so much I read it twice and ordered all… Continue reading
Yesterday (August 7, 2021), I had a delightful FaceTime conversation with the gentleman who purchased my Lotus Elan from the dealer in California who’d acquired it at the Gooding Auction earlier this year. It is now on its way to his forever home in the UK to join a small… Continue reading
My friend Rich Marin’s May 30th newsletter/Blog post, which you can read here, is about his grade school sales efforts which were focused on winning free trips to summer camp as a kid. It made me think of my own early introduction to sales. When having lunch with my friend… Continue reading
My earliest memory of Garrison Keillor is a Minnesota Public Radio morning radio show that he created and hosted. It was a mash-up of music, stories, poems, and news, unlike anything else. It kept me company as I showered, brushed my teeth, and then drove the long ride to work… Continue reading
We’re coming up on nearly 30 years since our family was forced to say goodbye to my son, Eric. The need to convey to those who’ve never met him the joy he brought to our small family during his two too short years in this world was eclipsed by the… Continue reading