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Success in 2016 -Goal-Setting At Its Finest

"Oh, hello Oprah. Yes, can I call you back? I'm in the middle of my Come As You'll Be event." I explained to the assembled superstars at my networking event that now, in the year 2016, I have limited my coaching practice to the most successful women entrepreneurs...

Living with Keith Richards

My friend Joanne Kabak, a colleague and member of my former writers group, lent me her copy of Life by Keith Richards, the audio version. It's 19 CD's plus a bonus extra with visuals. When I entitled this post 'living with Keith Richards,' I meant it. I've been...

Boardroom Networking

Remember the 401 courses you took in college--the advanced seminars vs. the elementary level 101 courses? I felt like that's where I was last Thursday night when I walked into the Four Seasons Boardroom in NYC for, of all things, the Boardroom--publishers of Bottom...

The WOW Factor

Mary Ellroy, owner of Gamebird, is a game and toy inventor as well as a consultant to those wishing to bring their products to market. She's also a member of my nearly 20-year old mastermind group and a dear friend. I take what she says seriously. Slight...

Getting Past the Unglamorous Aspects

Q - What do getting a massage, reading about Newt Gingrich and pottery have in common? A - A seed for a blog post planted, watered by an article in the NY Times and then fertilized by an analogy for both. I received a wonderful massage yesterday afternoon from a...

Inspired by Starbucks

I just finished reading Onward by Howard Schultz, chairman, president and chief executive officer of Starbucks--lower case letters used by his example. The subtitle of the book is How Starbucks Fought for Its Life without Losing Its Soul. You may remember the...

Three Years Later

At the urging of my own personal mastermind group (thank you, Mary, Brenda and Val), I began blogging three years ago this month. At the time it felt like yet another thing to do, another check box on the list. Not quite drudgery, but I couldn't see the point....

Last Night at Eileen Fisher in MA

We had a wonderful turnout at my first-ever Boston area event held at the beautiful Chestnut Hill Eileen Fisher store. I love bringing together Remarkable Women, and this group was no exception. We had women in travel, communications, catering, financial education,...

My Private Lunch with Steve Forbes

...and 600 others was held at the Hartford Downtown Marriott yesterday and focused on the Econo-ME. Kristin Andree graciously extended the invitation to me and two other colleagues whom I was thrilled to meet: Dena Castricone, President of CABO and Trisha Gallagher...

How Debt Blinds Us

I had to actually cut this image out of my AARP magazine issue this month to see, if indeed, the two shades of gray (A + B) were, as claimed, the same. They are. What changes our perception is that big green cylinder casting a shadow.The point of the illusion is...

Rehearsal Dinner

I had the distinct honor and privilege of dining with esteemed members of Moffly Media as well as my co-panelists for the upcoming 4th Annual Women in Business event at Dolce in Norwalk. The theme is Entrepreneurship. I met Michele Ross of Letarte Swimwear, Kendra...

Super Intern Networking

What business owner wouldn't feel blessed to have 20 ready-to-work-for-you 20-somethings lining up for face time? That was the premise of an event I attended on Monday night at BeSpoke restaurant in New Haven--an elegant venue with excellent service. Brilliantly...

What I Learned from Brian Tracy

While I did skip a few classes at InfusionCon, I made sure to be in a front row seat for Brian Tracy's afternoon keynote on Wednesday. He's a hero of mine. I listened to his audio programs (on tape!) repeatedly when I was sitting in my art studio for hours on end...

Best Customers

In my WBDC Fast Trac Growth Venture course this past Saturday the discussion focused on what market segment brings in the most revenue. One student's report carefully illustrated how eight customers brought in the bulk of their company's revenues. Most people in...

Different Take-Aways

Lots of thoughts streamed through my head as I put together folders for my newest Mastermind Group that started Wednesday night. I got a kick out of how my marketing materials have evolved over the years. I love how I'm able to put a branded label through my...

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