My dear friend Marisabina Russo, aka Cookie, invited me to her home in Westchester today so that I could see the new studio she recently had built on her property. Cookie and I were art majors at Mount Holyoke College with adjacent easels in painting class. From...
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...
I left for my annual Kushi Conference this afternoon--4 days in Basking Ridge, NJ with like-minded people being served delicious vegetarian fare, attending lectures, cooking classes and social events in a peaceful, offsite location. Since giving up my car when I...
I am delighted to share the story of this entrepreneurial success. This piece originally ran on FreeEnterprise.com, a U.S. Chamber of Commerce digital platform. by J.R. Reed Jul 16, 2013 “It is true of the nation, as of the individual, that the greatest doer must...
I wanted to show a new friend and colleague the entrepreneurial community I recently joined. It was a 10 block walk from where we'd had lunch. After 3 blocks she paused and asked if I would mind if she reneged on the decision to visit In Good Company. The heat was...
I saw a phenomenal movie last weekend and have been thinking about its stars and message a lot since then. The film is about the women who have sung back-up for major recording stars and groups from Ike and Tina Turner to the Rolling Stones. It's not a diatribe on...
"I'm killing myself!" "I'm going at breakneck speed." "I'm crazy-busy!" I recognize that these expressions are intended to demonstrate some kind of value in the marketplace, or on the domestic scene, but from the 'taken-out-of-context' perspective, read what these...
I've been in NYC for seven months now and had my first up-close celebrity siting on the subway this morning. I recognized Christopher Palu, one of the finalists from Project Runway- Season 10, a design show I have avidly watched since its inception*. Anyone who...
There's much to report about the the Better After 50 (BA50) event I exhibited at yesterday, but the highlight for me was meeting Marci Alboher, the keynote speaker. It happens that she is a highly regarded colleague of both my daughter Lindsey and my brother Andy...
I'm excited to announce that I've been invited as a guest speaker on a cruise this November. This has long been a goal of mine--to vacation and work at the same time, which I encourage every lifestyle entrepreneur to do as well--figure out ways to incorporate your...
The newest member of my Mastermind Intensive, Jen Olbrys, had been my assistant for the last six months when a space in the group opened up. One of our members received the job opportunity of a lifetime which required an out-of-state move. Jen has also been our...
I started my Soul Proprietor Coaching Program on February 1, have held two sessions with the entire community and two group coaching sessions so far. There's buzz going on in our private Facebook area and comments being posted as our members begin to take on the...
I was signed up to march across the Brooklyn Bridge yesterday morning as a sign of solidarity with the V-Day events going on around the world. I'd met the organizer of this particular project, Miranda Leigh, at the Omega Women & Power conference I attended last...
I was going through my 'blogworthy' file for ideas and came across a clipping from the Times--an article in the PREOCCUPATIONS column by Pam Slim, a successful business coach and author of Escape from Cubicle Nation. It's entitled Is This the Time To Follow Your...
What a relief to read this wonderful volume and be affirmed for behaviors that rarely get affirmed. I'm talking about the new book sensation called Quiet whose subtitle is: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking. If you've met me within the last...
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