Do you ever compare yourself with someone else? And attribute a higher grade or extra credit to those whom you perceive as better, faster, or more successful than you? I do. All the time. That's why I was so relieved when I spoke to my coach (after a long hiatus)...
I thought I'd open the kimono a bit today and share my own process when I'm working on a big project. What has my attention these days, well, for over a year, really, has been a memoir. It keeps shape-shifting, but it's moving forward, which is the main thing....
Growing up, someone who 'needed help' was looked at sideways. Going to a 'shrink' was ridiculed as even the expression implies. This was all before the days of coaches, support groups, accountability partners, etc. Today, asking for help is a sign of strength....
Rosabeth Moss Kanter, a professor at Harvard Business School, once said, "My personal law of management, if not life, is that everything looks like a failure in the middle." Having experienced my own legions of failures in the middle, I've become an expert at...
Last night I dreamt that I was on my way to my memoir class and was crossing the campus (it's actually housed in a skyscraper on 8th Avenue) on a snowy afternoon. I couldn't get my footing and kept slipping backwards as I was trying to walk towards the building. I...
On Monday evening, September 29, I'm inviting Remarkable Women to answer that exact question. Is it really comfortable in there, or is it a hiding place and cover story that keeps you from what you really want in life? Several years ago I was coaching a...
I've known Diane Ripstein since I joined the National Speakers Association in 1997. I knew that she was a communications expert par excellence. I'd seen her present to audiences and demonstrate her vast skills as a business leader and authority on the subject of...
When I was a kid I thought that to be a grown-up meant knowing how to drive a stick shift car, speaking French and living in a Victorian. I realize these date me, but they represented a worldview that felt like it had my name on it. So did 'sailing around the...
With just one week to go before my departure, I've wound down my groups and have only a few more coaching calls before I climb aboard the MV Explorer in Kobe, Japan. My final preparations include getting my tax info off to my accountant, converting dollars to yens...
In a recent correspondence with a friend, after I told her about my upcoming voyage, she posed the question, "What will you do after your trip?" My resounding response was, "I don't know! That's why I'm going." Several courageous voyagers have accepted my Come Away...
I've been a fan of Heather Habelka, the owner of Red Poppy Marketing, for many years. I remember being impressed with her at the very first networking event where we met. There was a level of professionalism and enthusiasm that was inspiring. Our paths continued to...
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...
It didn't take Lisa Corrado long to decide that being in business for 10 years was worthy of celebration. Her Mastermind Group urged her to nail down a date and get the invitation out to her happy clients and supporters. Selfishly, we all wanted to party with Lisa....
How are my networking events like NYDJ? You know the clothing company, Not Your Daughter's Jeans? They differentiate themselves from the competition by naming their market (mothers, aka women) and offering something more desirable for their demographic. I'm...
I am mega-proud of my amazing client, Susan Beallor Snyder. I have watched Susan transform from a Westport homemaker/mother extraordinaire with a huge talent and small business as a goldsmith, into a full-fledged artist/sculptor working in a new medium and...
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