by Jane Pollak | Oct 12, 2020 | Organizational Skills, Persistence, Small Business, Start-up Business, Uncategorized
I had a blinding flash of the obvious last week when one of my mastermind trio suggested I apply my well-seasoned coaching skills to my own new venture: creating one-of-a-kind penny rug pillows and wall-hangings. As Homer Simpson would say, “Doh!” Somehow,...
by Jane Pollak | Sep 8, 2020 | Branding, General Wisdom, Persistence, Self-Promotion, Small Business
I used to like to compare myself to Paul Newman. (Have you stopped giggling?) He came into my life first as an actor. Then a race car driver. Then a salad dressing maker. I didn’t think less of him as an actor when he started Newman’s Own. I thought,...
by Jane Pollak | Aug 28, 2020 | Be Inspired, Business Planning, Home Office, Meet Remarkable Women, Persistence, Small Business, Success
As the mother of high school kids (back in the day), I sat at a roundtable of parents where everyone bragged that their kid never slept through the night when they were babies. However, back in the day, when I was the mother of a that toddler, no one admitted that...
by Jane Pollak | Aug 17, 2020 | Business Planning, General Wisdom, Home Office, Persistence, Small Business, Success
With apologies to Elizabeth Barrett Browning, I asked myself, what do I want from my newly acquired art form? It’s the essential coaching question: what do you really want? But, like the infamous shoemaker, I rarely ask it of myself. Do I want to turn this...
by Jane Pollak | Aug 16, 2020 | Explore Lifestyle Ideas, Persistence, Personal Development, Self-care
There’s a Jewish folk tale that’s worth a read these days. The basic premise is that a man, unhappy at home with his wife, goes to his rabbi for advice. He’s told by that wise man to bring his cow, goat and chickens inside their house to live with...
by Jane Pollak | Aug 6, 2020 | Be Inspired, Family, Persistence, Personal Development, Rant, Support
I moved into my daughter’s apartment while they’re staying in New England and my kitchen is under construction. She texted me her internet info, but I had to call her when I couldn’t locate her network, feeling like a dinosaur in the process. When I...
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