John Fuhrman, a colleague of mine in the National Speakers Association, wrote this book in the late '90's and his speaking career took off. It seemed that everyone wanted to hear from someone who embraced rejection. God knows there's plenty of it in the business...
Integrity - The quality or condition of being whole or undivided; completeness. That was the first word that sprang to mind when I received an email this morning from 341 Studios announcing their new logo and website. They've done a terrific job of showing off...
Years ago I had an intern come and work for me from my alma mater, Mount Holyoke College, during the January term when the campus shut down. Rachel Atkinson was an art major and came daily to my studio to help me with my creative projects. Because her father owned...
One of the most talented women I know, and I know tons of very talented women, sent me an email after attending my Remarkable Women Network event in Darien last week. She wrote: I dragged myself to the event feeling like there were 29 remarkable women and me, but...
There comes a time in every entrepreneur's life when she has done EVERYTHING possible to make something work and it's not happening. Take my fiber artist client for example. She is having her graphic look re-designed, and it is in the hands of the branding expert...
One of my coaching clients, Inga Poslitur, expressed the entrepreneur's experience so well. "It's like a roller coaster ride: as you are getting to the top of the hill the train slows down and you really feel gravity. But as soon as you are rolling over, the speed...
No, the woman in this picture is not Rhonda Smith. This cigar-smoking Cuban native* is just one of the images Rhonda captured on her recent trip to that Caribbean island to re-awaken her creative juices as a photojournalist. Rhonda is one courageous woman. We first...
I knew I couldn't pack one more thing into my day Wednesday, so I pulled out a notecard to let interior designer Olga Adler know that as much as I'd love to see her holiday table arrangements at Juliska's flagship store in Stamford, I was going to have to miss it....
I just got off the phone with a client and wanted to share an issue (with her permission) that came up. It has a very familiar ring to it. I know it will benefit many of you, especially with the holiday season upon us. She talked about a closed door on the subject...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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