I moved to NYC a year ago. That was a leap. After 40 years in Connecticut, moving to the Big Apple was a fantasy come true. I immediately joined a local fellowship as my anchor here. Shortly after I became a regular participant, I heard a woman in the group talk...
On my way home from a meeting this morning my eye caught no fewer than 3 monuments to individuals or couples who concretely want to be remembered for their contributions. First I glanced at the bronze lettering for the Vivian Beaumont Theatre at Lincoln Center...
When I run my Mastermind Groups, I have five printed tent cards on the conference room table--words or phrases I want participants to avoid saying. The words are in large black type, and I have the international NO sign overlaying them. The words are little, just,...
I’m happy to participate in my friend, Lynn Robinson’s blog tour. You can read our interview below. For more, head to Cynthia Sue Larson's Reality Shifters blog for tomorrow’s post. Last Friday's post can be found on Elizabeth Cassidy’s blog, My Views from the...
My inspiring colleague did just that as an end of year exercise. Here are her (slightly edited) results-- 2013: My Best Year Yet Guidelines · Get to bed by 10PM · Relax – stress doesn’t solve anything · Remember my job is to feel good New...
...there is a season. Today's post will not be about the business related epiphany I had earlier this week. Rather, I'd like to take a moment to be quiet and acknowledge the unbearable tragedy that happened yesterday. At 11:30am I was on a call with a client who...
Now that I’ve completely closed down the art part of my business, I can say with full confidence that it was an enormous success–always profitable, highly publicized, nationally recognized with tons of customers. The truth is, while I was in it, I NEVER referred to...
...TODAY! My new address will be: 400 W. 63rd Street Suite 602 NY, NY 10069 Everything else remains the same. More soon!
In preparing for my talk, Create Your Own Future, tomorrow to the Arts & Culture Collaborative at the Timexpo Museum in Waterbury, I've been sorting through some very old files. I came across a set of note cards that I had written in 1990, by hand, in ink. The...
MORE Magazine (April 2012) featured an inspiring article about Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's recent visit with Aung San Suu Kyi, Burma’s best-known opposition leader and a Nobel peace laureate. To read about the meeting of these two powerful women was...
It would ruin any mystery surrounding the birthday gift I'm giving her tonight. But my experience at Lululemon yesterday bears sharing with my audience of business owners and other interested consumers. I selected a cool, reversible jacket as my gift to Barbara,...
Continuing Terrie's list from my post last week, here are the final 10 ways to promote yourself in business: 11. Send a follow-up note to people you meet and would like to stay in touch with. [As a sidebar to this, I blogged about Doug Friedman's (of Melissa and...
Here's one way I can measure my growth in business. I received this IMPORTANT envelope from the United States Trademark Registration Office in Saturday's mail. Whenever I get something government related, I have to admit, I feel a bit intimidated. Did I do...
I know. I can hear you all thanking me for being your role model for extreme self-care. I told my coach the other day that I feel like I'm in the Olympics of self-care these days. I leave bright and early tomorrow morning for a week at a resort. I do have some...
I had the privilege of sitting next to Gail McMeekin at Bottom Line’s elegant Four Seasons networking dinner in June. Marjory Abrams, who acts as host for these events, brilliantly seated us together knowing that our interests were so aligned. Gail’s audience, like...
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