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...
I'm leaving for Westport, Connecticut shortly to spend the night in order to avoid early commuter traffic tomorrow morning. I lead my Mastermind Intensive there monthly, which I totally love. But, like most women, what to pack to wear tomorrow, especially with a...
Forgive the shadow of my iPhone capturing this fabulous list handwritten by Agnes Martin. It's in a vitrine in a side room off the circular ramp where a retrospective of her work is on display at the Guggenheim Museum. Truthfully, I'd never heard of her until my...
It’s not everyday you get to see a presidential motorcade. I hadn’t planned to yesterday, but en route to attend a lunch with an organization I just joined, the Women’s Media Group, I stumbled upon Obama’s visit to the UN. I’d gotten off the N train at 49th and 7th...
Before I left on my two-week writing retreat I held a client appreciation event for the remarkably amazing women I've worked with over the years. Nearly 50 women joined me on Thursday, July 13 at the Westport Woman's Club for networking, a revealing group activity,...
My friend and colleague, Lena West, added me to her distinguished guest list for an excellent event held yesterday at the Hearst Building in NYC entitled Empowering Women in Business. There was an hour of networking in the magnificent atrium there. It was pointed...
Of course when I email someone, I want a quick turnaround, even if it's not during business hours. I'm often at my desk at odd weekend hours, and although I don't have the expectation that my query will be responded to, I have the secret desire that it will. When I...
Malene B ran a marathon two weeks ago, then traveled from Brooklyn to Washington Heights (almost a marathon) a few days later to have dinner with me and see my new place. This woman is UNSTOPPABLE! In 2001 Malene Barnett attended a talk I gave to the...
Heather Ehinger, founder of Family Therapy Associates and the MacLetchie Institute and a licensed marriage and family therapist, spoke to a group of entrepreneurial women last week in Norwalk, CT. Her topic, and who would be a better expert than Heather, was...
Leading a retreat a couple of years ago, my co-leader and I shared guidelines for making the experience safe for everyone in the room. "Is there anything else that would help create a comfortable space for you?" we asked participants. One woman raised her hand and...
Eileen Fisher, one of my most favorite woman business owners on earth, held the second in a series of her Spring 2016 Learning Lab last night in Irvington, NY. She conducted a conversation with Susan Cain entitled Quiet Audacity. Yes, the extraordinary introvert...
After reading Carolyn See’s wonderful book, Making A Literary Life I not only began writing charming notes to icons in the world of publishing, but also blogged about developing the habit. One of my readers, Suzanne Ste. Therese who happens to be a client too, also...
Social media has made 'influencers' more accessible than ever. Yet there is still an intimidation factor I witness in myself and my clients. It can feel scary to approach the Lin-Manuel Miranda's and Arianna Huffington's of our era. My antidote to getting overly...
I get approached weekly via LinkedIn, my vCita page and through direct email with the next "amazing" new way to grow my business using the services of the xyz company soliciting me. I ignore 99% of them. But sometimes, a very talented and creative person rises...
I had the privilege of hearing Judy Batalion speak to a classrooom of writers during a Sue Shapiro seminar last November. Judy is one of Sue's many success stories--published authors who return to inspire current students and to share that Sue's methods work. Judy...