No one I know is looking to take on additional homework assignments. When I created my Soul Proprietor Book Club, it was with the intention of bringing like-minded entrepreneurs together to talk about what's real in their businesses, what touches their souls. Not...
Jim Blasingame is the founder of Small Business Advocate whose mission is helping your small business. I've been a member of his Brain Trust for several years now on the generous referral of Barbara Weltman. This morning Jim and I talked on his blog radio program...
How shocking to receive the news of a dear friend's death on the screen of one's BlackBerry, but that's what happened this afternoon as I was retrieving messages after a haircut. I knew Pauline had been ill and had recently spoken to her sister Lucie. But I thought...
Just looking at the thorns in this picture made me believe my client's recent description of how she pruned the rose bushes in her yard. She said she got rid of all the discolored blossoms as well as the branches that had grown astray over the season. Even though...
Ronnie Ann Ryan, aka The Dating Coach, came to my Remarkable Women's Network event last Tuesday night well prepared. (Ronnie is in the light turquoise on the right end of row 2.) She has put together a 5-day virtual expo called Dating for Keeps which she...
My daughter Lindsey had two reasons to celebrate on Sunday, September 5. First, it was her birthday, an event we've always taken very seriously. As a young child it meant being allowed to pick a favorite brand of cereal (i.e. Cap'n Crunch vs. Cheerios) on that...
Since meeting Kathy Ball-Toncic through CTI's Leadership program a few years ago, I've been in awe of her courage and mobility. During that program we did high ropes work (Kathy was far more elegant and courageous than I) among other challenging activities. She'd...
In response to my blog post on Monday, the brilliant and creative Denise DiGrigoli, owner of Troy Fine Art Services, Inc., came rushing into my Remarkable Women's Network event Tuesday evening exclaiming, "I've got something to show you!" Denise had written me a...
You can learn a lot about self-marketing from watching the video Isn't She Great? a fictionalized version of the author's life starring Bette Midler and Nathan Lane. Jacqueline Susann was the master. When her first novel Valley of the Dolls was published, she and...
A lot of people talk about wanting to move to Hawaii, but for most of them, it's simply a fantasy. When Kathryn Ryan first expressed that desire, I have to say, I thought she might be just another New Englander seeking to escape the cold and icy winters of our...
I've been a fan of Martha Beck ever since reading Expecting Adam: A True Story of Birth, Rebirth, and Everyday Magic over a decade ago. She's a life coach, author and columnist for O Magazine, whose wisdom and words are inspiring. Her recent column in O's September...
Check if this feels familiar: A company owed me a check for the books they had sold during a speaking engagement. I had anticipated receiving that money a few days after the event. Now it was closer to a few weeks and still no check. My resentment was rising. I had...
Liz Alpert Fay hired me several years ago to make her create. I say that somewhat facetiously, although there's an element of truth in it. It's the same reason I pay my coaches and service providers money--to hold me accountable to that which I have previously...
I received this email from a client yesterday morning. I hear this sentiment a lot and knew it was worth quoting directly: "I am on my way to Charlotte to the WITHIT conference. Women in the Home Furnishings Industry. I feel a bit guilty going so much this month,...
We as business owners all know that the way to capitalize on our resources is to spend our time doing the tasks we do best and delegating the rest. When I was new and young in my business I did it all: data entry (handwriting names on 3x5 cards), producing the...
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