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Welcome Frustration
It's hard to believe that something as uncomfortable and aggravating as frustration could actually be a good thing. But, consider this: frustration may be the indicator that you're about to learn something new. It's one of my least favorite feelings, but as a...
How Are Your Menu Options?
There's a restaurant in my hometown that has a regular menu and a "Specials" menu. Neither has varied one iota since I can remember going there. I always laugh when Lisa, the waitress, hands me the unlaminated sheet of paper with the "Specials" on it as though it...
Knocked Out by the MA Conference for Women
One (of many) pieces of practical advice I received by attending the Massachusetts Conference for Women yesterday was from Susan Getgood, author of the Professional Blogging for Dummies, was that when you're going to write a long entry, let the readers know up...
Planning Boston Trip
The Massachusetts Conference for Women is tomorrow, December 9. That's the event I had considered exhibiting at, but decided against after realizing it was too short notice to properly represent myself. I've registered as an attendee. I'm excited about being among...
Can You Say “I Don’t Know”?
I'm not a regular reader of the sports page, but a baseball column by Red Smith caught my eye one day many years ago. Touted as "the game's greatest writer on the game's greatest years" Red Smith wrote in the article that after thirty years reporting on the sport...
The Power of Visioning…Yoga Style
I have three vision boards on my wall, one of which focuses on lifestyle desires I have. There are images of aqua-blue lap pools, vineyards and women in varying degrees of joy. There are also a few pictures of women assuming yoga postures, like the one above. Yoga...
We Ate, We Laughed, We Got Inspired
Last night was the first-ever Dinner With Jane held at Meigas Restaurant in Norwalk. What a blast we had! Heather Habelka took this shot during coffee and dessert. This morning I received several emails from the women who attended, each with a variation on a theme...
First Dinner with Jane
I'm really excited about the Soul Proprietor Book Club I'm hosting tonight at Meigas Restaurant in downtown Norwalk. There are still a few places, so if you'd like to join me, please come. The agenda for the evening includes my sharing some new lessons I've...
She Overcame Her Fear of Public Speaking
A colleague of mine specializes in coaching people who give high stakes presentations. While not my specialty, I did have the honor of helping Susan Beallor-Snyder prepare for her own high stakes speech which she delivered this past Saturday afternoon. Susan's...
Who Came to Mind Today
Hilary Bunger. As I was taking a long walk this morning, I was reminiscing a distant past Thanksgiving morning and an early trip to Stew Leonard's where I had ventured to pick up a needed grocery item. Half of Fairfield County used go to Stew's on that holiday...
I Want Donna Elle’s Vision, Don’t You?
It's hard to sum up Donna Elle. She's an award-winning interior designer. She's created her own brand and lifestyle aesthetic. And she's a woman living full-out in her relationships with her family and her clients. But, she'd hit an impasse a year ago, healed from...
Why Are These People Smiling?
Denise DiGrigoli and Troy Amuso, along with daughter Ava, hosted an opening reception at their Southport gallery, Troy Fine Art, last night to a crowd of loyal supporters and well-wishers. I captured this image of an ebullient Denise with her equally joyful banker...
I’m Having the Best Time…
...appreciating people on a daily basis. I signed up with SendOutCards a few months ago. I recently heard one of the industry leaders speak and since then have been sending out two cards a day to people I want to acknowledge. Sometimes it's a birthday card, a thank...
The Sharon Leichsenring Stamp of Approval
Sharon Leichsenring, artist extraordinaire, paints murals in people's homes and workspaces. She doesn't depend upon people spelling her name correctly to find her at SharonPaintsMurals.com--a wise move when you have a challenging last name to remember, pronounce...
My Lunch With Eileen Fisher
I so enjoyed having lunch with Eileen Fisher yesterday at the Pierre Hotel in NYC. She's been a role model for me for the past 15 years, so seeing her again was a joyful experience. I did have to share her with about 300 other working women, but I didn't mind. We...