by Jane Pollak | Dec 31, 2020 | Be Inspired, Business Planning, General Wisdom, Home Office, Personal Development, Small Business, Textile Design
If the great city I live in is going to the trouble of providing a decorated tree, and retail stores are filling their windows with special displays for passers-by, the least I can do is be a witness. So last week, I hit the train and made a quick tour of...
by Jane Pollak | Dec 31, 2020 | Be Inspired, General Wisdom, Home Office, Persistence, Personal Development, Rant, Self-care, Small Business, Success
My choice for a Word of the Year in 2020 was TRANSITION (see last year’s optimistic blog post). How prophetic was that? None of us knew in December 2019 what lay ahead. All those 20/20 metaphors for vision, the beginning of a new decade, this generation’s...
by Jane Pollak | Dec 30, 2020 | Be Inspired, Success
Although my marketing plan for 2021 includes a weekly visit with a colleague, friend, client or new contact, I decided to get a head start. Last week I met up with Erik Hanson on the #1 train and rode with him to his painting studio in Bushwick. Erik recently heard me...
by Jane Pollak | Dec 27, 2020 | Be Inspired, Business Planning, Education, General Wisdom, Meet Remarkable Women, Small Business
I’ve been around long enough as a business owner to know this truth: trading money for expertise is a smart move. I hired Donna Cash last week to tell me all the secrets of the pillow industry, and did she deliver! We met by zoom, of course, as she is in...
by Jane Pollak | Dec 17, 2020 | Balance, Family, Persistence, Self-care
Before I could sit down to wish you all a serene and loving holiday season, I had to check things off my list. YOU are the priority, but my nagging mind reminded me that: The butternut squash would go bad if I didn’t peel and cook it– The gifts had to be...
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