– Jane
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Warranty Wisdom
Shortly after posting my May 1 entry about verbalizing what I need in relationships, I was heading into NYC for the day. Having heard the weather prediction, I packed the cute little fold-up umbrella my daughter-in-law's family gave me for Christmas. It was the...
Susan Harkavy
Malene Barnett raved about the PR person who recently helped her define the right market niche and figure out which media to pursue. Malene was so excited and motivated that I wanted to discover more about this wondrous resource. She provided me with an email...
What’s Hard
Each of us has lessons to learn at any given time in our lives. The Universe delivers opportunities often cloaked as annoyances or challenges calling us to take the next step in our development. It's very easy for me to see and coach others' growth edges. It's not...
Walking My Talk
Since last Monday I have gathered with twelve different groups, five of which I created. I call this walking my talk because I believe it's vitally important to spend more time than ever in the midst of positive people. The group pictured above was taken Monday...
Try This Recipe
I held my first ever paid networking event last Thursday night, which was graciously hosted by Jill Jaysen of Center Stage Theatre Company in Westport. We were at capacity - 30 women business owners attending. I have an exceptional database of entrepreneurial...
Time Debting
I remember in my early parenting days hearing moms complain that all their two year old would eat was hot dogs and spaghetti. I tried to picture the toddler shopping at the A & P and filling his cart with Hebrew National franks and Ronzoni pasta. Of course, I'm...
What Lauren Bacall’s Experience Taught Me
That title's a little misleading. I actually learned a lesson last week and had it reinforced by hearing a story about Lauren Bacall this week. I was invited to be included as part of a new web presence, which shall remain nameless, if I acted quickly and got in on...
I See Susan Boyles Miracles Every Week
Having coffee with coaching colleague Susie Horgan is always a dynamic experience. We get together every few months to touch base, compare notes and get inspired. But last Friday's meeting at Starbucks was particularly charged. We danced around current projects,...
Time to Manifest
I can think of two clients off the top of my head who are on the verge of major success. In both cases the work is impeccable--one an author, the other an interior designer. Each has done everything humanly possible to get her message out to the public. They have...
Greener Grass Syndrome
I received an email from one of my many creative clients who was suffering. She acknowledged that it was self-inflicted. She had just been online and found an artist's site she found enviable, which got her thoroughly depressed. The Internet makes it easier than...
This Just Came Up
While I was writing today's blog about collaboration, I went to my image resource for a photo of an iconic partnership--a couple photographed from behind with the sun beaming rays all around them, or something similarly inspiring. What I repeatedly found was...
Not Every Day Is a Winner
Monday was impossibly rainy and everything that happened up until about 4:30pm that afternoon made me want to crawl into bed and pull up the covers. The big check I've been waiting for didn't arrive. A speaking engagement I thought I had booked fell through. A...
First Get Their Attention
After a Compo Beach walk Sunday morning with a coaching colleague who was struggling to define her perfect client, I saw this florescent tag sale sign en route home. It immediately grabbed my attention. It was bold, it said what it was offering and pointed where...