by Jane Pollak | Jan 17, 2021 | Balance, Be Inspired, Coaching, General Wisdom, Miracles, Persistence, Personal Development
I first read the story of the man and the flood in Bernie Siegel’s inspiring book Love, Medicine & Miracles (1986). For anyone who doesn’t know this famous tale, a man is on his roof as the floodwaters begin to rise. Someone in a wooden boat rows by...
by Jane Pollak | Jan 11, 2021 | Balance, Be Inspired, General Wisdom, Home Office, Personal Development, Self-care, Small Business, Success
How do YOU stay inspired, motivated, actively engaged? Never in my lifetime has that been more challenging than right now. I don’t have to review for you all the reasons why. My question to you is, what can YOU do to keep your engine running and, dare I say,...
by Jane Pollak | Dec 31, 2020 | Be Inspired, Business Planning, General Wisdom, Home Office, Personal Development, Small Business, Textile Design
If the great city I live in is going to the trouble of providing a decorated tree, and retail stores are filling their windows with special displays for passers-by, the least I can do is be a witness. So last week, I hit the train and made a quick tour of...
by Jane Pollak | Dec 31, 2020 | Be Inspired, General Wisdom, Home Office, Persistence, Personal Development, Rant, Self-care, Small Business, Success
My choice for a Word of the Year in 2020 was TRANSITION (see last year’s optimistic blog post). How prophetic was that? None of us knew in December 2019 what lay ahead. All those 20/20 metaphors for vision, the beginning of a new decade, this generation’s...
by Jane Pollak | Nov 28, 2020 | Balance, General Wisdom, Home Office, Persistence, Personal Development, Self-care
My apartment is a mess. My kitchen renovation, delayed since July, is in its final stages, which means that there is currently a large plastic sheet dividing my living room from everything else. My brand new stove sits in the dining area. Pantry items and dishes fill...
by Jane Pollak | Oct 23, 2020 | Find Business Tips, Personal Development, Self-care
While we’re all staying close to home or totally self-quarantined, there’s a sense of aloneness. Many of us, however, have an unkind Board of Directors in our heads. I am compelled to offer three suggestions to combat those voices and/or a sense of...
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