by Jane Pollak | Nov 19, 2012 | Balance, Explore Lifestyle Ideas, Self-care
I know this is supposed to be the most joyful season of the year, but wherever I go I hear that it can also be the most challenging. The perfect holiday may be elusive to many. There is a constant pressure around what you’re “supposed to be” doing. Rather than...
by Jane Pollak | Nov 9, 2012 | Balance, Explore Lifestyle Ideas, Meet Remarkable Women, Personal Development, Self-care
I had my own first November coaching session Wednesday afternoon. As a coach myself, I’m a big believer in the coaching relationship. Michele has been my coach for several years now. She’s the one person in my professional life where I can let it all hang...
by Jane Pollak | Oct 29, 2012 | Balance, Be Inspired, Explore Lifestyle Ideas, Persistence, Personal Development
I’ve been a believer in vision boards since seeing ones my friends had created come to fruition. I created my first one in 2005 and quickly brought the images to reality. A more recent rendition has taken longer to manifest. You can see some of the images on the...
by Jane Pollak | Oct 26, 2012 | Balance, Explore Lifestyle Ideas, Home Office, Meet Remarkable Women, Networking, Time Management
I had a great send-off by good friends in CT, and a warm welcome from family and friends in NYC. I received MetroCards, guidebooks for non-tourists, flowers and invitations for upcoming events. But this morning, I received the most creative and welcome gift I could...
by Jane Pollak | Oct 15, 2012 | Balance, Explore Lifestyle Ideas, Family, Get Goal-Setting Advice, Home Office, Meet Remarkable Women, Networking, Persistence, Personal Development, Small Business, Start-up Business
As I’ve accelerated my decluttering, downsizing phase, I came across a book that I was featured in published by La Leche League in 1984 entitled Of Cradles & Careers by Kaye Lowman. I was combining motherhood and career by running a community-based arts...
by Jane Pollak | Oct 4, 2012 | Balance, Be Inspired, Education, Explore Lifestyle Ideas, Get Goal-Setting Advice, Meet Remarkable Women, Personal Development, Self-care, Success
I have, scratch that, had a big problem with idolizing and idealizing people, particularly women in business whom I envied and/or emulated. I placed them on a very high pedestal and spent a lot of time worshipping them and trying to be like them. That’s a...
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