– Jane
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An Exclamation Point from the Universe
During my coaching training, and when I work with my clients, I often use a couple of tools I learned: Future Self and Life Purpose. Here's a dramatically abbreviated overview: In defining one's Future Self you participate in a visualization that allows you to...
Lifestyle Entrepreneur Defined
When I wrote my book, Soul Proprietor: 101 Lessons from a Lifestyle Entrepreneur in 2001, I had a sense of what it meant to be a lifestyle entrepreneur. But not a definition that rolled off my tongue. I talked about the bottom line being more than simply a dollar...
Fairfield County Business Journal article on my retreat
Ryan Doran, reporter for the Fairfield County Business Journal, wrote a wonderful article about my upcoming retreat. It featured on the front page of this week's edition. Click the link above to read the entire piece. Thank you,...
I was quoted in US News and World Report
When my caller ID showed the message US News World Report you can be sure I picked up the line! How exciting to be interviewed by such an eminent publication. My main question was, "How did you find me?" but I graciously delayed asking until the interview was...
Lunch with Kathryn
My dear friend Kathryn invited me for a birthday lunch last week. We sat outside in her spectacular garden, ate a deliciously prepared macrobiotic feast, then went inside for her gift to me, a session of healing touch which she's been studying. In addition to being...
The Trouble with Being in O
Years ago Anne Taintor and I met when we were each exhibiting our artwork at the Westport Creative Arts Festival. I've been following her career ever since. She has branded herself brilliantly over the years and created a look uniquely hers. Whenever I see her...
The Way to Ask a Favor
Scarlett De Bease, my wonderful Image Consultant, asked me to write a testimonial for her LinkedIn profile. I was very happy to oblige. But I knew that it would take me awhile to figure out exactly how to fulfill her request. I had never posted a recommendation on...
Make An Offering
Listening to Andrea Adler's CD, To Advertise or Not To Advertise, That is The Question, I heard validation for a practice I've already embarked upon--making an offering. Next Thursday evening, July 17th, I'm offering a sneak preview of my Create Your Own Future...
Am I the last one to do this?
For some reason I'd never taken the time to stop annoying emails from clogging my inbox. Must've been that I didn't realize how dead simple it is. Every day I get what feels like 200 notices about discount theatre tickets, daily news briefs from an industry I'm...
Who’s in charge?
Last week we snuck off for a couple of days to spend quiet time by a lake in Litchfield County. The first night was idyllic as was the next day. But, the morning of our departure brought a horrific experience. At 4:50am there was a banging on our door and a man’s...
I don’t have many ideas.
Last week during a long car ride, a colleague told me that he had tons of ideas. Something about that phrase--tons of ideas--struck a chord. I hear a lot of people use it. The similarity among those who say that, and why I think it sticks out for me, is that many...
Summer To-Do List
All of my coaching groups are on hiatus for the summer. My speaking kicks back into high gear mid-September. Several individual clients are taking a break from coaching over the summer. So I scheduled a brainstorming session with myself to figure out how to best...
How I follow up
I attended a spectacular EWN event last month with over 150 women business owners. The keynote speaker was Beth Schoenfeldt, co-founder of Ladies Who Launch. One of the cool things about this Grand Networking Event is that in addition to an hour of mingling time...
Delegating the VA way
I'm often asked what kinds of tasks I delegate to my Virtual Assistant (VA), Valerie. Clients and colleagues want to know exactly how a VA might save them time and money. I've long been an advocate of delegating any task that I can pay someone else to do while I...
I’ve got the keys to the kingdom.
I had pangs of jealousy and envy on Sunday night watching the Tony Awards on tv. Here were these amazingly talented people, who had worked collaboratively for years to produce Broadway shows, beaming on the stage of Radio City Music Hall as they received their...