Heather Habelka told me that when she used to play with dolls, she didn't cast them as family members like mother, father, sister and brother. Nor did she pretend that they were students and she the teacher. When she was growing up, she told me recently, her dolls...
I couldn't think of a better way to spend a gorgeous Sunday than visiting my talented friends, colleagues and clients who were exhibiting their wares at one of the biggest trade shows in the world. This weekend featured the Stationery Show, Surtex (surface design)...
After a super-busy weekend in NYC and out of my office for nearly three days, things have a way of piling up exponentially. It feels burdensome to walk into my office and see every countertop filled with business cards, unsorted mail and yellow stickies with...
I tried uploading this image onto my facebook page with no luck. Aarghh. I hate when that happens. My intention is to share with friends and family, but my technological ineptitude interferes and holds me back. Actually, I just look for another way. I was delighted...
In March I conducted back-to-back goal-setting workshops for the Cultural Alliance of Fairfield County. One of the characteristics I noticed among the creative and talented men and women attending was an inability to focus. By spreading their abilities over a wide...
I'm just back from a great event for women entrepreneurs called Savor the Success. It will continue tomorrow, but I'm completely filled up. I met terrific women, heard great speakers and practically floated home afterward. I'll be sharing quotes and thoughts I...
An article in the New York Times caught my eye over the weekend: Tech Entrepreneurs Share Sentiments in Therapy That Aren't Fit for Twitter. I read every word. If there's anything that I stand for in my business it's this: giving voice to the sentiments about being...
It's not often that I select a comment to become a post, but Lena West's remarks regarding my Myth of Press posting a week ago warrant that attention. I thought I knew a lot about what to do with press once you've gotten it, but Lena enlightened me about online...
There's a misconception out there that when you get published the automatic result is fame and fortune. That's the power of the press. If there's ink about you, you must be successful and rich. Not so. A colleague and I were comparing notes over coffee yesterday....
In almost every interchange I have with new clients there is a moment of reckoning about money. "I'd like to earn more." "They're not paying me enough." "I owe a lot." All vague. One of my basic questions is "How much would you like to earn?" I want to hear the...
Want instant inspiration? I was invited to add my two cents to a blog site contributing a tip on how not to feel like a failure. The compiled list is well worth the read. It gave me a lift. Mine is entry...
Wherever I go, there I am. Taking the Charms of Charleston tour I was all ears to hear about this beautiful southern city. We're down here for the wedding of our friends' daughter. While my husband played golf with the bride's father on Friday, I took the morning...
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,...
...Mastermind Group member Nikki Bates (see 11/10 post) recently sold a piece of her jewelry for close to $10,000. We track goals of each participant from when they enter my group until the final meeting. One of her earliest goals this session was to create a...
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