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TEDx Conference Coming to Stamford
I'm truly thrilled to announce that I've been invited to speak at the TEDx event in Stamford on Saturday, April 28. There are only 100 tickets available for this worthy program. Here's a link for tickets which will go on sale this coming Monday. If you've ever...
Immunity to Change Workshop: Margaret Ruff and Janis Bowersox
I filled out a survey today asking me why I attended the ICF-CT meeting last Friday. Good question. The speaker sounded knowledgeable. This particular meeting was in Norwalk vs. Cromwell, CT (a good hour plus ride for me). I wanted to see some acquaintances I...
She Surprised Herself – Art Bags Founder Takes New Direction
One of the enticements I offered attendees of the Remarkable Women's Network event I hosted last week was publicity. I said that I would blog about one participant's new idea for her business in 2012. It wasn't an easy choice, but Debbie Crichton, founder of Art...
Katie Gave It Her Best Shot
At last night's mastermind group, during the first round of sharing successes, photographer Katie Settel took her turn with pride and delight. Her goal had been to photograph Beyonce's new baby. We all supported the dream she had laid out in session 1 (this was our...
Why You Need a Marketing Director
My marketing director took me out to lunch yesterday for a planning session. How cool does that sound? I've been working with this woman-owned company for over a year now. They specialize in helping other women-owned businesses get the word out about their...
Who Do You Want to Play Tennis With?
You're probably thinking, what does this subject line have to do with entrepreneurship? But, the essence of this question arose yesterday when I received an email from one of my webinar participants inquiring why I'd combined my two groups in one private Facebook...
Coincidence? You Decide.
I had the honor of opening the 2012 season for the National Kitchen and Bath Association's meeting this week with my talk on Creating Your Own Future. It's a goal-setting session with lots of interactivity. After asking participants to dream big, I had them break...
Calling It As I See It
I met with a group of women business owners recently, where one participant whom I know and adore, shared a challenge about how crazy-busy she is. She felt frantic and incapable of prioritizing. The proverbial fires were all burning equally in her arena. Taking...
Some Words of Encouragement
Someone asked me today if there'd been a full moon (it was full, huge and beautiful last night), because the atmosphere felt fraught with unpleasantness. I knew what she meant. I've been experiencing some push-back and hearing tales from others that it's choppy...
Final Plug for Upcoming Webinar 1/9/12
I wanted to share a testimonial from one of my current attendees in the Soul Proprietor's Formula for Building Your Business. Debbie Crichton is an Artsy Girl whose company designs and manufacturers utterly cool pocketbooks called ArtBags. This is what she wrote to...
Jane’s Interview with Jill Berquist
Jill did a great job summarizing yesterday's interview with me in her blog post. You can read the capsulized version or listen to the recording--my tips on networking--also downloadable on her...
5% on Education
Since my 2011 business year ended nicely in the black, I worked hard in December to invest some of my earnings back into my company by enrolling in courses for the upcoming year. One of my business gurus, Brian Tracy, uses the figure 5% of income as the target...
Last Post of 2011
I'm back! The most significant takeaway from my wonderful trip to Mexico and California was that for the entire week at Rancho La Puerta I was fully present and never thought about home, work, responsibilities, finances, 2012 or anything other than what I was...
You’re Welcome!
I know. I can hear you all thanking me for being your role model for extreme self-care. I told my coach the other day that I feel like I'm in the Olympics of self-care these days. I leave bright and early tomorrow morning for a week at a resort. I do have some...
Three Great Women in Four Days
Last Friday night I went to Debra Somerville's photography Studio Opening event in Westport where lots of chic patrons, friends and family helped Debra 'break in' her new space. One of the very cool things about the opening, in addition to Debra's brilliant...