Fine Arts Photographer Donna Callighan and I go way back to early EWN (Entrepreneurial Woman's Network) days in the 90's when her shingle read "commercial photographer."Â I'm sure she did at least one of my head shots back then and definitely helped my success by...
I had the good fortune to meet Sandy through an introduction by Pearl Mattenson with whom I attended most of my core curriculum coaching courses (that's a mouthful). We connected immediately and soon Sandy began attending one of my Mastermind Groups. Now she's...
My client Jessica Bram's book Happily Ever After Divorce:Â Notes of a Joyful Journey is on the bookshelves now. But in a couple of weeks Jessica will have the official launch at Barnes & Noble in Westport, CT where she'll give a talk and sign copies. I know...
At Ridgeway School, my elementary alma mater, before public prayer was banned, we used to have a morning ritual where we bowed our heads and asked God (imagine that!) to give us clean hands, clean hearts and a clean mind. Further, we asked that we be able to...
I've worked with Arlyn over the course of a few different Mastermind Groups and have seen an evolution and unfolding of her imagination and skills that reinforces why I do this work. I'm not sure if everyone has the 20-20 vision to see the artist inside the...
When my speaking colleague/coaching client Kevin Carroll mentioned a game he and his daughter invented, it wasn't much of a stretch for me to recoommend that he talk to Mary Ellroy. You may remember my mentioning Mary before in previous entries. Besides being a...
Coaching is easy when you have great clients like Maria Scrivan. My job is to listen closely, ask questions and challenge my clients. My favorite clients are the ones who say 'yes' to the challenges. They are quickly rewarded. One of Maria's challenges, being the...
There are two cool things for you to discover in this entry: Nancy Moon's creative business offer and her applause-winning description of the outcomes from our goal-setting work together. (Click here to get right to her video clip.) Because I surround myself with...
Oftentimes, my favorite client stories are about converts. Such is the case with Sue O'Halloran who attended one of my Mastermind Group series last spring. Sue has a huge vision for helping women toward preventive health care. This undertaking involves an enormous...
"I am committed to destroying the myth of the starving artist." When I read that quote in the NYTimes Sunday Business section in December, I knew I had to take action. I, also, am committed to seeing women (men, too!) thrive and prosper in their creative endeavors....
With tax season upon us I'm hearing several of my creative clientele, after seeing their bottom line for 2008, asking "Should I be looking for a job?" One of my most gifted clients (I'll refer to her as Sue--not her name) and I had this discussion early in the...
One of the most dramatic professional changes I've been privileged to witness since I began coaching in 2002 is Jessica Bram's transformation from public relations practitioner to full-time writer. Jessica and I have worked together in just about every capacity I...
Remember this look? Different than my current one as reflected on this page. Three years ago I began the process of re-branding my business from Jane, The Artist/Jane, The Speaker to my current platform: Leading Remarkable Women to Uncommon Success. Shortly after I...
On Monday a coaching client mentioned feeling inadequate to put herself in front of high-end clientele . The next day I heard the same fear articulated by another woman I was coaching who also had that "less than" thing going on. Then, over lunch with a colleague...
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