At what point do you quit the chase? I deposited a check without an envelope in early March via the automatic device that scans them and produces an image of the deposited entry. The $20 check was a Western Union money order and was read by the scanner as $200....
While I did skip a few classes at InfusionCon, I made sure to be in a front row seat for Brian Tracy's afternoon keynote on Wednesday. He's a hero of mine. I listened to his audio programs (on tape!) repeatedly when I was sitting in my art studio for hours on end...
During the final session of my winter Mastermind Group, I had participants close their eyes as I read three visualizations. We then debriefed each woman's to establish a Life Purpose statement. Here's what happened with Harriette Trevino, co-owner of Bull's Head...
What kind of kid were you? How did you build the confidence to find your bliss? Are people a part of your bliss? Who were your mentors or inspirations? Do you have a guiding philosophy? These are some of the preparatory questions Lauren Agnelli, the creator and...
A colleague recently shared her young assistant's admiration. "You have it so together," the 20-something cooed. If only she knew, my friend thought to herself. Her second thought was, I'm glad I'm projecting that image. As a coach and active networker, I'm privy...
Leigh Scott attended my Create Your Own Future retreat three year ago this month. During that event, we had a Come As You'll Be activity projecting forward five years from the present. That night Leigh presented herself as the successful author of a book on...
My client, Debra Hamilton who is a brilliant mediator with a special interest in animals, participated in the Annual AKC Dog Show recently held in New York City. During our call yesterday she used a phrase I'd never heard, "Oooh! Shiny!" referring to a new area of...
Although I'd never heard the expression, "open the kimono" before, I got its meaning the second my coaching buddy spoke those words during our conversation a few years ago. He was about to reveal a bit of closely-guarded information, and I was being alerted to that...
$50. Compared to the price tag to be a Davos Man, it's a steal. I was absorbed by a recent article in the Times by Andrew Ross Sorkin entitled A Hefty Price for Entry to Davos, the 'heady power gathering' of the World Economic Forum, a Swiss nonprofit founded by...
I'm honored and thrilled to be the EWN keynote speaker next Wednesday at the Norwalk Inn. I've been a member of the organization for 20 years. This is my first time ever speaking at a lunch event. Today, with so many things shut down due to snow, is the perfect...
...is tattooed on Missy Germain's arm. Missy and I met at BlogHer '10 in August. She made a big impact on me with her story of success and her powerfully positive outlook on life. She emailed me between the holidays to reconnect and to mention an essay she'd...
It's hard to believe that something as uncomfortable and aggravating as frustration could actually be a good thing. But, consider this: frustration may be the indicator that you're about to learn something new. It's one of my least favorite feelings, but as a...
There's a restaurant in my hometown that has a regular menu and a "Specials" menu. Neither has varied one iota since I can remember going there. I always laugh when Lisa, the waitress, hands me the unlaminated sheet of paper with the "Specials" on it as though it...
I'm not a regular reader of the sports page, but a baseball column by Red Smith caught my eye one day many years ago. Touted as "the game's greatest writer on the game's greatest years" Red Smith wrote in the article that after thirty years reporting on the sport...
I so enjoyed having lunch with Eileen Fisher yesterday at the Pierre Hotel in NYC. She's been a role model for me for the past 15 years, so seeing her again was a joyful experience. I did have to share her with about 300 other working women, but I didn't mind. We...
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