The mastermind group I facilitate met last Friday and were privileged to hear Gail Berritt, Esq. share legal essentials for small business owners. Each member of my group got to pose a specific question to Gail. Plus, Gail shared tips that applied to all of us....
I'm enrolled in a new Memoir class this spring. Today's assignment is to write about one of the deadly sins (I've selected three, overachiever that I am) and use it as a theme in a writing piece. I wanted to share it with you since it's been a while since I've...
Leaving Hamilton College after his interview and tour of its campus, my son and I drove away just as a thunderstorm was clearing. "Mom, look! A rainbow," Rob pointed through the windshield and upwards. "It's a double!" I replied excitedly. "Do you think that's a...
I'm sure this has happened to you. I recently had lunch with a friend who was trying to remember the name of William Randolph Hearst's girlfriend. Not until she was walking home an hour later did it come to her: Marion Davies. Next Monday night, at my Remarkable...
This is my 800th blog post. How I've fit all these into my life over the last 6 years is worth thinking about. Especially today when I find myself nearly topic-less, and with time on my hands. I'm almost embarrassed to admit it. I'm not that busy. Blasphemy! Right?...
I've been wanting to offer something special to all the remarkable women I know for seven years now. I put it out to the public right before the economy took a dive in 2007. You all know what happened to hopes and dreams back then. Nada. But my desire never...
My friend and mentor Terry Capuana has been telling me about the Clay Art Center in Portchester for years. "You've got to see this place," she has said over and over again. Finally, as though it were I who was doing her the favor, I agreed to schedule a Westchester...
This is a work in progress. Names have been changed to protect the truly innocent from my childhood opinions. Even though there were four of us kids, I felt alone. It helped when my brother Jay was born, because I had my own real Betsy Wetsy to take care of and...
Here's my first post since declaring July the time to share more personal, non-entrepreneurial, writing with you. Remember, positive support only. Thank you! A paid job in a theatre company? How lucky could a girl get? I was hired as the property mistress at the...
I love writing. There, I've said it. Growing up, my mother labeled us. "Jane, you're the artist." (Thank God I got that one!) "Meredith, you're the writer. Barbara, you're the pretty one. Andy, you're the funny one." Because my older sister was awarded claim to all...
My talk this week about Living 25,000 Miles Outside Your Comfort Zone is Wednesday night. I got my first review after giving a Mastermind colleague of mine a sneak preview. Joan Cavanaugh, who has worlds of experience and has heard thousands of speakers, sent me...
My Semester at Sea (SAS) is behind me now. Ninety-plus days of luxurious freedom to travel, meet new people, see the world and not have any responsibility. As a Lifelong Learner (LLL), I audited classes--no papers, no exams, no getting called on in class. As a...
I received a certificate yesterday as I graduated from pollywog to shellback. This rite of passage was earned by 600 of us onboard while crossing the equator. The ritual included being slimed with blue fluids (fish guts, they said), jumping en masse into the pool...
My client Heather recently took a giant leap forward in her business and committed to office space outside her home. Her marketing business has grown exponentially, and it's time to take on staff and a physical presence in her community. She has a big vision and is...
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