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How to See Yourself Better
Linda Ross and I walk at Compo Beach every Tuesday morning at 6:30am. With the recent time change the scenery has shifted. We're hitting the shore now just as the sun is coming up. As we rounded the bend yesterday on the Oenoke Park section of our course, we...
Mindfulness and Small Business
I took away great value from my short stay at Kripalu a couple of weeks ago, especially in the area of accepting what presently is in my life. In a 1-hour session on mindfulness with Randal Williams, I heard much to reinforce and to help deepen practices I've been...
American’s #1 Fear Addressed
Anyone who has ever been to Toastmasters knows that public speaking is the #1 fear in the United States ahead of death and spiders. There's something about getting up in front of an audience that fills us with dread. Just last night I was coaching a collective of...
Presto-Change-O Attitude Reversal
Maybe it was the time change or the endlessly rainy weather, but I woke up yesterday morning with a large chip on my shoulder. I'm in a certification program for team and systems coaching and facing the me I frequently become when I'm new at something. I believe I...
A Happy Coincidence
At one of my first EWN luncheons ever I sat next to a self-employed career counselor who told me that every six weeks she took a week off from her very intense schedule. Since she was her own boss and was responsible for her calendar, it made sense that she could...
Who Does She Think She Is?
A new client sent me a link to the documentary film by Pamela T. Boll (pictured above) about women who are combining motherhood and creativity called Who Does She Think She Is. I intend to see the film asap for two reasons. I am a fan of anything that encourages...
You Should See Your Face!
A large part of coaching is reading the emotional field. When I sense a shift in the energy of a call, I will make note of it and ask, "What just happened?" Those moments are magical because they're the ones that so easily get stepped over in regular life. It's in...
Balance x2
After an extraordinary dinner sponsored by the Founder, Publisher and VP of Boardroom, I chatted with Marjory Abrams (the publisher) and invited her to my next Remarkable Women's Networking event. She attended one last spring and really enjoyed it. "I'll have to...
Carrie’s Vision Come True
I've been following Carrie Wittenstein's progress over the last few years. She was in one of my very first Mastermind Groups a few years ago when her dream of a 'nice' community was just a twinkle in her eye. During those early sessions Carrie would bring in logo...
Who Wants This?
Since I believe in walking my talk, I have my own coach and two cherished sessions with her a month. On our last call discernment was the topic that we spent most of our time on. I'm in the enviable position of having many opportunities coming my way, several of...
…Or Something Better
When Jack Canfield, author of The Success Principles, teaches us how to write an affirmation, he's specific. It needs to be in the present tense, positive, brief + several other attributes, and ending with the phrase "or something better." The implication is that...
Sometimes It IS About the Money
My friend June's question to the waitress embarrassed me when she asked it many years ago. We were having lunch at an Italian trattoria in Fairfield, CT and deciding whether or not to have their capuccino. "How much did your capuccino maker cost?" June asked. She...
A Fresh Perspective on Entrepreneurial Success
I had the pleasure of receiving a copy of Young Guns: The Fearless Entrepreneur's Guide to Chasing Your Dreams and Breaking Out on Your Own by Robert Tuchman last week. Riding in on the train Thursday night from CT to NYC, I had the opportunity to finish the quick...
William Safire’s Obit
My good friend Cookie sent me an article clipped from the NYTimes. It was from the obituary column--the ones written by family and friends to honor the deceased, not one of the separate articles written by the Times as a tribute to the luminary. Her note said, "On...
“Very Expensive” is Not a Number
In almost every interchange I have with new clients there is a moment of reckoning about money. "I'd like to earn more." "They're not paying me enough." "I owe a lot." All vague. One of my basic questions is "How much would you like to earn?" I want to hear the...