by Jane Pollak | Jan 9, 2020 | Branding, Communications, Explore Lifestyle Ideas, Family, Personal Development, Self-care, Social Media
What does Harry’s and Meghan’s ‘step back’ from royal duties have to do with small business, entrepreneurship or anything I might choose to write about? Why would the 6th in line for the throne be important to me as a business owner? The fact...
by Jane Pollak | Oct 16, 2019 | Branding, Communications, Find Business Tips, Marketing, Meet Remarkable Women, Persistence
Mary, a friend and colleague in my Visions Group, works a pipeline in her sales job for a lighting company. She’s got a long list of vendors as well as interior designers she’s to keep in touch with regularly. During our bi-weekly sessions we brainstorm...
by Jane Pollak | Oct 5, 2019 | Be Inspired, Communications, Customer Service, General Wisdom, Personal Development, Rant
I’m sensitive to the way things are said. Thought I’d share a perfect example of what used to set me off. I came across it in my apartment’s compactor room, where our trash and recyclables are disposed. There’s a large garbage pail with a liner...
by Jane Pollak | Feb 26, 2019 | Communications, General Wisdom, Writing
I find the daily obits in the NYTimes interesting and informative. Today I noticed a name that sounded familiar: Donald Keene. Is he the translator I once sought out I wondered to myself, only to read in his death notice to find out that yes, this was someone with...
by Jane Pollak | Jan 2, 2019 | Balance, Communications, Explore Lifestyle Ideas, General Wisdom, Personal Development, Self-Promotion, Writing
“Is everything okay?” This is something I’ve been asked a few times in the last month. How do you interpret that question? My take on it may be different. As I was going through a late adolescence (say, 40-ish), my mother noted, “You’ve...
by Jane Pollak | Aug 24, 2018 | Communications, Writing
A funny thing happened as I was editing my memoir’s final draft. I decided to disguise a few names and places in my book and used the ‘find and replace’ tool in google docs. My kids went to the Columbus Magnet School, but to protect a few identities,...
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