I gave a talk early this morning to a group of business owners. The feedback I got was so uplifting and motivating that I decided I need to bring my message to a larger audience. "I should post videos of me sharing my experience, strength and hope to the masses -...
Yup! Those were the very words my Visions team spoke to me yesterday. I wrote them down as one of my goals to accomplish before we meet again in two weeks. I was complaining that this whole season has gone by without me entering an outdoor body of water, the...
For several years now, I've talked to a goal buddy (aka accountability/action partner) 2-3 times per week. Why? you might ask. I've kept a list of the myriad goals I've sought on a folder, then used that document to track those promises, successes and the dates of...
A query letter for your memoir has been sent out to 18 agents without a bite. That's nothing. Chicken Soup for the Soul received 140 rejections stating “Anthologies don’t sell”. You know you won't give up. However, you've turned your manuscript over to a...
Mary Landes has a vision. To bring a public workspace, a la WeWorks, to Salina, Kansas where she now lives after residing in Fairfield County, CT, where we originally met. Mary identified an historic building, the Masonic Lodge, in Salina for this purpose and has...
Remember the old days when you could have a VCR or BetaMax? If you were in analysis paralysis, you may have waited so long that the choices eventually went away. Where are you with video conferencing? Are you a Skype user? Do you rely on FaceTime? I thought Skype...
Since late February I've been meeting with two other people bi-weekly as a Visions Team. We follow a tight format with 3 timed segments--reading our Vision Statement out loud first, then the longest round with these questions in mind: What have you done since the...
You'd think there was only so much you could say about that little word, but I'm finding that it's a real powerhouse and there is more to explore than I originally thought. To help me say 'no' more authentically, I've begun intentionally mapping out my days with...
"I was really stuck getting started on my assignment to create my dream revenue vision. But, I knew we had our call today, so I pushed myself. "First, I got the white board out and cleaned it off. Then I dug out the markers. I finally started writing things down,...
Here's what's on my BIG (and littler) PROJECTS list, beyond my normal coaching schedule, for early 2016: Deliver The $oul Proprietor'$ Roadmap to Abundant Living talk to women's group 1/21 Market new course (starting March 7) based on this talk Complete memoir...
I was sold on the concept of vision boards, dream or treasure maps, whatever you want to call them, since I first heard about them over a decade ago. I believe in the Law of Attraction - that you draw into your life what you think about. When I was looking to get a...
As Leigh Scott gave a group of us a tour of her warm and welcoming farmhouse last month, she took extra time in the master bedroom where her vision board graces the wall opposite the bed. Good thing she allowed us time and space to process what we were witnessing....
I'm a fan of Marc Maron's podcast and recently heard Lorne Michaels of Saturday Night Live fame re-state "done is better than perfect" in two sentences that could only be said by him. "We don't go on because the show is perfect. We go on because it's 11:30 Saturday...
I may be the last person on earth to have the Foo Fighters enter my awareness, but now I'll never forget them. The NYTimes has an article in today's paper with a most heartwarming story and links to a video request and response that are unforgettable. I often...
My newest mastermind group started in midtown yesterday, and I found myself with six of the most dynamic, creative and inspiring women I know. While confidentiality is key to the success of the group, I can tell you that they all nodded in hearty agreement when I...