by Jane Pollak | Apr 26, 2017 | Be Inspired, General Wisdom, Persistence, Personal Development, Success
On a recommendation from Robert Gottlieb’s Avid Reader, I checked out A Life by Elia Kazan, one of the best memoirs he ever edited. I picked it up at my local library branch shocked at how thick and heavy it is–over 1000 pages (including index) and...
by Jane Pollak | Apr 20, 2017 | Personal Development, Rant, Self-care
As some of you know, I’ve been off sugar for over two decades. I don’t smoke, do drugs or keep alcohol in my apartment. So when I got a rejection a couple of weeks ago after sending my complete manuscript to an agent I had good feelings about, I totally...
by Jane Pollak | Apr 19, 2017 | Balance, Be Inspired, Coaching, Financial, General Wisdom, Home Office, Persistence, Personal Development, Small Business
I received an unsolicited testimonial last week from a client I completed with in November after our 6-month coaching period ended. Her primary goal was to raise her rates and her overall income. Here’s what she wrote in a recent email (and I have her permission...
by Jane Pollak | Apr 18, 2017 | Be Inspired, Business Planning, Get Goal-Setting Advice, Meet Remarkable Women, Small Business, Start-up Business, Success
Mary Landes has a vision. To bring a public workspace, a la WeWorks, to Salina, Kansas where she now lives after residing in Fairfield County, CT, where we originally met. Mary identified an historic building, the Masonic Lodge, in Salina for this purpose and has set...
by Jane Pollak | Apr 12, 2017 | Be Inspired, Communications, Find Business Tips, Speaking, Start-up Business, Success
One of the things I admire most about Susan Keane Baker is that anything I ever receive from her is loaded with value. Today I got a request from her to help promote a speaking engagement she’s offering next week. She didn’t assume I’d accept, so...
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