Lena West of Influence Expansion ruffled the feathers, in a good way, of my monthly Mastermind Group last Friday. She shared her 9-Step System for managing and thriving with social media and made it sound possible. While I won't share her entire program, I do want...
How are my networking events like NYDJ? You know the clothing company, Not Your Daughter's Jeans? They differentiate themselves from the competition by naming their market (mothers, aka women) and offering something more desirable for their demographic. I'm...
Preparing for my Soul Proprietor Community call recently I included words from Ecclesiastes (aka Simon and Garfunkel's Turn, Turn, Turn) which says, "there is a time to refrain from embracing." We live in such a to-do culture that when things aren't happening fast...
I couldn't have chosen a better book to read this week before my Soul Proprietor Community topic call: Allow the Universe to Manifest than Lisa Jones' Art of Living Happy - After the Loss of a Loved One: A Real-Life Awakening. Once I opened the volume, I couldn't...
Why re-invent the wheel when Oprah put it into words for me? Two sentences in the recent edition of O Magazine fit me to a T. It's my dream to encourage other people to connect the dots of spirituality for themselves, to recognize the fullness of their being and...
I am mega-proud of my amazing client, Susan Beallor Snyder. I have watched Susan transform from a Westport homemaker/mother extraordinaire with a huge talent and small business as a goldsmith, into a full-fledged artist/sculptor working in a new medium and...
My friend Linda called it her "Onions and Orchids" file. Whenever she got a less than positive communication--an Onion--she'd whip out her Orchids file filled with eloquently positive messages about her worth and read one or two to get herself back on track. What...
The first person to sign up for my virtual Mastermind Group lives on Martha's Vineyard. She's been a client of mine before and appreciates being connected with other women entrepreneurs who are on a mission, as she is. It had been virtually impossible for her to...
I had a glorious 24 hours with my Mastermind Intensive group Sunday-Monday. We gathered at a member's home the afternoon of the 8th to create vision boards, have a potlluck and reunite after the summer. I was as much a guest as everyone else, basking in the warmth...
Last night I had dinner with my Mastermind Group. I capitalize it because it's that important in my life. We've been together for over 20 years although the membership has shifted some. Doesn't matter. Every significant growth step in my business is a direct result...
I vividly remember Dr. Julie White report on studies of female behavior in an audio series I listened to years ago, especially this morning in a moment of self-doubt. When given an insoluble puzzle to complete, the women involved in the study blamed...
I only work with women on a mission. My clients are not women who are complacent with the status quo. They KNOW they are meant to do something important. They see something they want and are looking for support to go and get it. IT can be a boost in their business...
It felt a little weird telling my newest client that something she just said made SPANX come to mind. Let me back up a second. During my coach training sessions several years ago, we soon-to-be-coaches were instructed and encouraged to blurt out whatever popped...
The 'impostor syndrome' came up recently in a group I was leading. One member, who by the way had recently received major recognition in the media, described that less-than feeling she was experiencing. I encouraged her to share her feelings, because they're real,...
For as long as I can remember I have had set goals: to go to college, to graduate, to get a job, to get married, to have and raise children, to write a book, to become a coach, to speak publicly, to succeed in my own business, to work on my relationship(s), to...