One of my secret weapons in my ongoing sanity, survival, and success--particularly these last four months-- has been the connection with an action partner (aka - goal buddy). I've had many over the years, each one fulfilling a critical need during our time...
I'd love to think that my memoir, Too Much of Not Enough, is being sought after for a top award. That's what the email I received hinted at. But since their invitation included multiple typos, it was hard to buy their message-- The team are excited to have you as...
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 ways to...
As a Baby Boomer trying to stay abreast of technology in the 21st Century, I occasionally fall short, as Joe Biden (not a Baby Boomer, but old) did during the recent debate. He made a reference to "playing the record player at night" calling attention to his...
I promised to write about three women in transition in their lives: Client #1 who redefined balance and achieved it, Client #2 who made the decision to quit corporate life and go back to school for the graduate degree she's always desired, and Client #3 who knew...
Fees are always a topic of discussion with my clients, but curiously, two identical references to Tony Robbins' hourly rate stopped me short this week. In a recent mastermind circle, one gentleman was asking what the going rate was for coaches. Another mentioned a...
Oh, how I love social media! It allowed Jeffrey Shaw and me to reconnect after many, many years. He'd seen mention of my upcoming memoir Too Much of Not Enough on LinkedIn and promptly messaged me about sitting for an interview. Jeffrey has created an enormous...
The program was entitled Rise Up Roulette (scroll down the link to see the illustrious women who spoke that night) and offered a round robin of experts visiting group tables in lieu of a panel of experts sitting in front of an audience. I loved the format! I was...
I'm changing banks and was at the new branch office this morning for 90 minutes to open my accounts. Standard. I had allotted plenty of time for this activity. My Financial Services Rep dialed HQ's to get further information. The recorded message that came over the...
One of the most successful businessmen I know shared his secrets with a mastermind group I ran several years ago. He is married to an entrepreneurial friend of mine and had, in their courtship, helped her grow her design business exponentially. I invited him to...
You know how hard it is to find an employee or even a subcontractor? It's like dating. You want to be sure it's a good fit, but who wants to spend the time required to make that happen? Or, you need to let go of a working relationship that's not working. How do you...
I had the privilege of hearing Tiffany Dufu speak recently at the Women's Media Group (WMG) luncheon on the subject of work/life balance. In addition to her inspiring talk, each of us received a copy of her book Drop the Ball. I've been around a long time and have...
One of the things I admire most about Susan Keane Baker is that anything I ever receive from her is loaded with value. Today I got a request from her to help promote a speaking engagement she's offering next week. She didn't assume I'd accept, so didn't attach her...
Of course when I email someone, I want a quick turnaround, even if it's not during business hours. I'm often at my desk at odd weekend hours, and although I don't have the expectation that my query will be responded to, I have the secret desire that it will. When I...
Heather Ehinger, founder of Family Therapy Associates and the MacLetchie Institute and a licensed marriage and family therapist, spoke to a group of entrepreneurial women last week in Norwalk, CT. Her topic, and who would be a better expert than Heather, was...
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