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Where’s Your Office?

My friend Mike, who has defined himself in many ways throughout his entrepreneurial life, is on the road a lot dealing with clients. When someone asked him recently where his office was he replied, "In my pocket." Like so many of us, the BlackBerry or however you...

Mindfulness and Small Business

I took away great value from my short stay at Kripalu a couple of weeks ago, especially in the area of accepting what presently is in my life. In a 1-hour session on mindfulness with Randal Williams, I heard much to reinforce and to help deepen practices I've been...

A Happy Coincidence

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...

Who Does She Think She Is?

A new client sent me a link to the documentary film by Pamela T. Boll (pictured above) about women who are combining motherhood and creativity called Who Does She Think She Is. I intend to see the film asap for two reasons. I am a fan of anything that encourages...

William Safire’s Obit

My good friend Cookie sent me an article clipped from the NYTimes. It was from the obituary column--the ones written by family and friends to honor the deceased, not one of the separate articles written by the Times as a tribute to the luminary. Her note said, "On...

Get A Discount, You Smart Woman!

On October 1 I will have the privilege of addressing all the women attending the Convention for Re-Invention--a day long program put on by Idea Group Productions at Water's Edge Resort and Spa in Westbrook, CT. I'll be sharing many of the lessons I've learned as a...

What I Did On My Summer Vacation

August was all about doing things differently and taking time off from my business. In July I let my clients know that our next appointments would be in September, then made plans that took me in other directions. My three big away-from-my-routine outings were:...

Julie and Julia and Jane

I totally identified with the new Meryl Streep (my hero!) and Amy Adams movie that opened on Friday. We (my husband Buddy) and I were at the first matinee at the BowTie Cinema in Norwalk. I'd gone to a Times Talks event a few weeks ago to see a live interview with...

Authenticity at the Jersey Shore

When my sisters and I were young we would look at magazines like Seventeen or at mail order catalog pages and vote for our favorite model, outfit or hair-do. We'd turn the pages, announce the category, then count to three and point. "Prettiest! One, two, three!"...

Tonia Mattu

I know I mentioned the joy I had assisting at the CTI course in NYC in early July and want to elaborate on the quality connections I made in those three days. I have had meaningful follow-up conversations, emails and get-togethers with several of the men and women...

5 Ways Not to Go To Yoga

In June I made a financial and management decision--words not usually associated with yoga (my first clue!)--to stop going to my beloved yoga instructor in Southport 6+ miles from my home. Those classes were intimate and there was plenty of space to stretch out....

The Hungry Thief

I had a super consciousness raising weekend starting on Friday when I attended a macrobiotic conference in Palisades, NY. The opening lecture, Living from the Soul, was given by Tom Monte who connected how we eat with our thought patterns. You can visit his site...

Tomorrow’s My Birthday

Most of you are taking today as a vacation day, so I'll be brief. I spent the past three days in NYC assisting at a coaches training course. It was an extraordinary experience being in a room with 18 very powerful coaches-in-training, two inspiring co-assistants...

Oprah’s in My Jewelry Box

  I've been staring at two vision boards that hang on the inside of my closet door daily for several years now. The very first one I ever created, before these two, came to fruition within a short time. I made it by cutting and pasting images of the places, people...

Vacation’s Over

    I'm back in Connecticut after spending four glorious days with Jon and Linda Carr in Dublin. The photo in this entry is of Dublin's stunning new Convention Center, still under construction, and the reason my friends are living there. Jon has been overseeing its...

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