I wish I could ingest Carolyn See's book Making a Literary Life and have it swirl around inside me keeping me as inspired and excited about writing as I was in my first moments reading her marvelous words and advice. Ms. See has a success formula that she insists...
Nearly 20 women joined me on Monday night to craft their visions for the near future. The spirit was joyful and productive as, after I'd lectured on the process and its merits, those present spread open their collected magazines and began allowing images and words...
I've been referring to my company, Jane Pollak LLC, as a lifestyle business from the day I started. That means that the business works for me and how I choose to live my life. The business doesn't dictate to me what's required. I say what I'm available to give. Not...
I was sold on the concept of vision boards, dream or treasure maps, whatever you want to call them, since I first heard about them over a decade ago. I believe in the Law of Attraction - that you draw into your life what you think about. When I was looking to get a...
When I saw a Facebook posting of this old letter, I read through to the end, based on my esteem for the person who'd posted it. My immediate reaction was, "I'm not buying." There was something about the too perfect coffee stain that made me suspicious. I typed...
As Leigh Scott gave a group of us a tour of her warm and welcoming farmhouse last month, she took extra time in the master bedroom where her vision board graces the wall opposite the bed. Good thing she allowed us time and space to process what we were witnessing....
I'm a fan of Marc Maron's podcast and recently heard Lorne Michaels of Saturday Night Live fame re-state "done is better than perfect" in two sentences that could only be said by him. "We don't go on because the show is perfect. We go on because it's 11:30 Saturday...
I'm at Google, using their free wifi, and learning stuff about wordpress and adwords so I can make my business grow. So far, a couple of hours in, the most memorable, informative and inspiring talk was just given by Michelle Weber on blogging. Here's what I want to...
I had the good fortune to not only see Move on the Cha Cha's Sunday night with a group of close friends, but also to know the creator and star of the show--Diane Ripstein. Diane had shared her dream with me many years ago of one day performing at the Fringe...
You know how they say, "Don't try this at home alone" ? That's good advice, particularly when it comes to changing your perspective. Do you ever get into a funk and think there's no way out of the mountain you're facing? Happened to me already this week. I'll be...
My writing colleague Kathleen Frazier recently had her beautiful memoir Sleepwalker published by Skyhorse Publishing. She has been giving readings at many public events, but I chose the one at St. Mark's Bookshop a few weeks ago because Kathleen mentioned that I...
I rarely use this forum to rant, but after attending and presenting at an unnamed event recently, I have to get some stuff off my chest. I paid for the opportunity to speak at a holistic trade show based on an esteemed colleague's positive experience. She'd had a...
I hailed a taxi on a cold and rainy Friday morning. I was leaving town for the first session of my newest Mastermind Intensive. I had a chatty cabby. "Where are you heading?" he asked when I told him to take me to Grand Central. "To Connecticut." "What do you do...
I received the most wonderful testimonial from my friend and colleague Carmen Lund. She's making a remarkable offer which evolved out of our work together. Here are Carmen's words: Several years ago, I had the good fortune to learn about Jane and her work with...
A woman I know just called me to say, in short, that she was paralyzed. She teaches art classes, has a beautiful facility to offer them in, has raised her prices and has open time on her calendar. But she can't pull the trigger and get new dates up and out to her...
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