Craig Calderone Thoughts

I haven’t been here in awhile; in the physical and metaphorical sense. Not that I haven’t had the time to write, but I haven’t felt compelled to. What’s compelling me now? So many things to talk about. The one thing on my mind is really just appreciation. Taking the time to enjoy life for what…

For the longest time, I wore a yin yang necklace. After I had my surgery at 6 years old, it was given to me and I wore it for close to the next 6 years straight. The symbol of the yin yang always stayed with me. I understood it as balance in the world. There…

For the last week I’ve been on holiday in Peru. It is a beautiful country that has many natural landscapes, historic sites, and delightful food (Alpaca and ceviche being my favorites).  I like to travel more as a local and stay in Airbnb’s rather than luxury hotels. It’s a great way to see the side…

I just finished watching The Minimalists on Netflix. The movie struck a chord. I’ve been slowly getting rid of a lot of my things over the past year. Now I feel that I can put more purpose and deliberation behind that purge. I enjoy having things, but realize that it’s not the things that I…

I use the Inbox version of Gmail. And I’m a big fan. Seeing that partly cloudy Sun image bring a smile to my face. When that Sun shows up, I know that I’ve hit zero emails. It forces me to either respond to emails or get them out of sight and move on to more…

I haven’t written about my dog yet and after watching “This is us” on NBC, I felt like it was a good time to start. My dog’s name is Bella. She is a 1 year old pitbull, lab, terrier mix. I adopted her in July of 2016. She’s brought a lot of happiness, excitement and…

I’m on a plane flying to San Francisco right now. I’ll be there for two weeks. This trip isn’t vacation, although I’m sure it will be plenty of fun. I accepted an offer as a Sales Engineer at Leanplum!! It’s no secret that mobile phones dominate our lives and time. I’m excited to be more involved…