by Jane Pollak | Jan 29, 2017 | General Wisdom, Persistence, Writing
My writing teacher keeps emphasizing substituting feeling language for thinking language in the personal essay I’ve been working on throughout her class. “Too cerebral,” she says. I know she’s right. I shared my piece with a good friend who...
by Jane Pollak | Jan 27, 2017 | Be Inspired, Writing
When I first got back the personal essay I submitted during my 5-week writing-for-magazines class, I cringed at the amount of red ink covering the pages. “I’ll never get this right,” I cried inwardly. But then I remembered a comment my teacher at...
by Jane Pollak | Jan 24, 2017 | Be Inspired, Meet Remarkable Women
I had the amazing privilege of hearing Hillary Kun interviewed at The 21 Club over lunch today. During the networking period ahead of her talk, the buzz was all about the march on Saturday. I keep meeting extraordinary women at the Women’s Media Group (WMG) as...
by Jane Pollak | Jan 19, 2017 | Business Planning, Get Goal-Setting Advice, Home Office, Meet Remarkable Women, Small Business
Remember the old days when you could have a VCR or BetaMax? If you were in analysis paralysis, you may have waited so long that the choices eventually went away. Where are you with video conferencing? Are you a Skype user? Do you rely on FaceTime? I thought Skype was...
by Jane Pollak | Jan 12, 2017 | Meet Remarkable Women, Self-care, Support
I’m leaving for Westport, Connecticut shortly to spend the night in order to avoid early commuter traffic tomorrow morning. I lead my Mastermind Intensive there monthly, which I totally love. But, like most women, what to pack to wear tomorrow, especially with a...
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