I wanted to show a new friend and colleague the entrepreneurial community I recently joined. It was a 10 block walk from where we'd had lunch. After 3 blocks she paused and asked if I would mind if she reneged on the decision to visit In Good Company. The heat was...
Need a touch of inspiration? I wasn't looking for that particular brand of motivation when I headed out to the Brooklyn Museum and the highly touted El Anatsui exhibit there. But it's certainly what I left with. AÂ Ghanaian sculptor working in traditional media like...
I saw a phenomenal movie last weekend and have been thinking about its stars and message a lot since then. The film is about the women who have sung back-up for major recording stars and groups from Ike and Tina Turner to the Rolling Stones. It's not a diatribe on...
You! Most often I am super-charged and invigorated by the world around me and the entrepreneurial filter through which I experience it. When I describe my early business model of decorating eggs, what distinguished me from the multitude of other egg decorators out...
When I submitted my first chapter to the editor of my book, Decorating Eggs, I heard back from her with a brief note instructing me only to eliminate the quotation marks I was using to emphasize certain words. That was it. No critique of the writing, simply a...
  I heard this on the radio today, then found the original post on The High Calling dot org. by Howard E. Butt, Jr Joseph and Noah McVicker invented a substance to clean wallpaper. It was soft, pliable, durable. Trouble was, no one wanted it. And the McVickers set...
There's a bigger point here than a $5.50 savings. I have a several accounts with Wells Fargo Bank including one that allows me to use 'foreign' ATM's without incurring an additional fee. I used to think that the fee was only what the competitor's bank charged for...
The 'impostor syndrome' came up recently in a group I was leading. One member, who by the way had recently received major recognition in the media, described that less-than feeling she was experiencing. I encouraged her to share her feelings, because they're real,...
I'm often the guinea pig of my own coaching. I had a task I'd been putting off and putting off for at least 10 days--creating a warm letter to send to clients, friends and colleagues about the upcoming holistic cruise I'm participating in. I knew I had the...
I had the privilege and pleasure of seeing ANN, a play written and performed by Holland Taylor based on the life of Governor Ann Richards. I was inspired not only by watching someone who brought to fruition a 6+ year labor of love including the research and...
I had the privilege of being the opening presenter at the Make.Art.Work series back in January. My topic, my specialty, was goal-setting. I got to be with the artists enrolled in the sessions held in Fairfield, New Haven and Hartford. I challenged them to come up...
There's much to report about the the Better After 50 (BA50) event I exhibited at yesterday, but the highlight for me was meeting Marci Alboher, the keynote speaker. It happens that she is a highly regarded colleague of both my daughter Lindsey and my brother Andy...
More Magazine featured entrepreneur Phylise Sands, the owner of Red Daisy, and her journey to success. If you'd like a realistic and sobering story about the ins and outs of bringing a product to market, read her story in the April issue. My favorite parts were...
Today I joined a group, responded to correspondence I've received, and commented on a couple of posts. Mainly, I'm giving myself permission to take my time, to get familiar with the visual aspects of LinkedIn and to allow the medium to follow its course. The number...
The newest member of my Mastermind Intensive, Jen Olbrys, had been my assistant for the last six months when a space in the group opened up. One of our members received the job opportunity of a lifetime which required an out-of-state move. Jen has also been our...
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