Many clients approach me with the decision to write a book. Kristin is the only one in my memory who got the job done within the exact targeted time she had scheduled--copy in hand! This is a remarkable, and I have to add fearless, achievement. There are so many...
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...
My friend and colleague Lynne Marino (in the bright red jacket--her signature color) recently shared an article that had inspired her--a copy of a lecture by William Deresiewicz, a Yale professor, given to a West Point plebe class last March. It was entitled...
$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 was interviewed on Jim Blasingame's Small Business Advocate show this morning. The topic: how to stay educated as an entrepreneur. I chose that theme, because when I was in California over Christmas, my brother caught me up short with this challenge. "What new...
I met with a couple of women yesterday to compare notes on how we're using social media. It's a forum for discussing challenges and raising questions, plus some show and tell. It was only the second session for this evolving group; the format hasn't standardized...
For those of you who have been following my mistaken pedicure appointment last week, here's the last chapter. I got my free pedicure yesterday, and what a treat it was. I shared the whole blog story with Monica, the woman at my feet (!) who delighted in hearing...
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...
This entry could be subtitled, "The Problem With Texting." Here's what happened: I treat myself to a pedicure every couple of months. Not the standard fare of popping into the ubiquitous nail salons in my area, but a high end, highly skilled treatment that really...
Who could turn down an invitation "to an evening that will make you Healthy, Wealthy & Wise" and additionally recommends wearing comfortable clothing because you never know when you will have to stand on your head? Certainly not me, and especially not when the...
...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...
The most important thing on my calendar today is meeting my oldest (I've known her the longest, that is) friend Cookie for lunch. That supersedes my meeting with my accountant and two phone appointments which will bookend our time together. We live about an hour...
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...
One (of many) pieces of practical advice I received by attending the Massachusetts Conference for Women yesterday was from Susan Getgood, author of the Professional Blogging for Dummies, was that when you're going to write a long entry, let the readers know up...
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