I took my second one-on-one Mac class at the Stamford Town Center Apple Store last Friday at 8am, before the mall even opened. I love that! I didn't get caught in the middle of rush hour traffic, I didn't have to hunt for a parking space and there wasn't much...
I remember in my early parenting days hearing moms complain that all their two year old would eat was hot dogs and spaghetti. I tried to picture the toddler shopping at the A & P and filling his cart with Hebrew National franks and Ronzoni pasta. Of course, I'm...
I can think of two clients off the top of my head who are on the verge of major success. In both cases the work is impeccable--one an author, the other an interior designer. Each has done everything humanly possible to get her message out to the public. They have...
Monday was impossibly rainy and everything that happened up until about 4:30pm that afternoon made me want to crawl into bed and pull up the covers. The big check I've been waiting for didn't arrive. A speaking engagement I thought I had booked fell through. A...
I'm combining business with education this weekend. I was hired to give my Distinguished Speaker Series talk for ASID-New England at the Design Center in Boston on Thursday. We worked it out so that I would come when I needed to be in Boston for my Organization and...
With tax season upon us I'm hearing several of my creative clientele, after seeing their bottom line for 2008, asking "Should I be looking for a job?" One of my most gifted clients (I'll refer to her as Sue--not her name) and I had this discussion early in the...
There are multiple reasons I rejoiced watching our 44th President being sworn into office: I'm so grateful for the hope he brings our country. I admire his grace and stature. I witnessed our country coming together through the masses of people gathered to...
Whatta night! It started at Kate Eisemann's very cool new photography studio in a prime retail location in Wilton, CT. Her goal last September, when she came into my Mastermind Group, was to have 20 of her images on display in her own studio by January 2009. She...
I heard this quote (title above) yesterday and had to laugh. It's not looking good out there, but from the vantage point of this entrepreneur, I'm really glad I work for myself. I will always be employed--as long as I choose to work. My income may rise and fall,...
One of the most joyous things I have done in my life/work is founding the Artsy Girls--an organization that celebrates and supports nationally recognized creative women. The criteria for selection include: national recognition for creativity (published books,...
One of my Mastermind Group clients drives down from Provincetown, MA for our sessions. Who could fault someone with that commitment for arriving without a pen or paper? When I whipped out my ready-for-anything plastic bag to hand her my extra pen the whole group...
I knew that within a few hours my husband Buddy would see the humor in the situation, but he was pretty panicked when it occurred. He came rushing into my office to let me know he backed his car into the garage door because he'd forgotten to open it after putting...
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