http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZPjjZCO67WI I occasionally allow myself the joyful distraction of online videos, particularly if they're sent by one of my kids. I say occasionally because the temptation is frequent. Laura, my youngest, sent me this link to something...
Rug by Malene Barnett Tuesday night 30 Artsy Girls gathered to celebrate our 10th Anniversary. This is a group I started out of a desire to hang out with my most creative friends all at once. Twenty of us got together ten years ago for the first time at Bloodroot...
When we first met many years ago, Kim's children were small and in school, but even then she held a vision in her heart, and it was huge. There were a lot of nay-sayers in her midst ("You could never do that here!" types), but Kim began building her community right...
It's hard to let go. When I asked for advice from trusted colleagues about closing the door on the reprinting of my first book, Decorating Eggs, one response I got was, "What would you advise your client to do?" Well, when you put it that way, the answer is easy....
I had to actually cut this image out of my AARP magazine issue this month to see, if indeed, the two shades of gray (A + B) were, as claimed, the same. They are. What changes our perception is that big green cylinder casting a shadow.The point of the illusion is...
I'm excited to be hosting my 17th Remarkable Women's Network event this evening at Alfya's Skin Care Salon in New Canaan. I met Alfya when she was a Master Aesthetician at Noelle, the Day Spa in Stamford. In Alfya's trusted hands, I was transported from mom,...
While doing a Discovery Session with a new client, she said that her gremlins weren't necessarily voices of negativity as is common with most of the women I work with. "Who do you think you are?" and "You're not that good." Instead, what prevented her from moving...
In addition to baseball, another national pastime that I'm keenly aware of is comparing ourselves to others. Or, more particularly, comparing our entrepreneurial successes (or lack thereof) to others. It's actually the 'lack thereof' I specifically want to...
One of my clients is in that long, dark hallway that seems to lengthen and dim as a huge deadline draws near. She has been relentlessly working toward her vision. Opening day is soon. Her gremlins have formed choruses and are serenading her hourly. "She" is...
I hate negativity. I attended a lunch meeting last week with people I'd never met before. There was an informational component to the event, then Q+A and discussion among the participants. In my mind, it quickly devolved into an ain't-it-awful session on the woes...
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...
My intention was to blog from the Osa Peninsula in Costa Rica where I spent a week last month. But the Universe had other plans, which it gently, then forcibly applied. Since I'm an early riser, I thought I'd post a blog or two during my stay before the morning...
I'm going on vacation soon. As I get ready, I realize how important it is to schedule time off. I had no idea what kind of a winter we'd be having back in October when I scheduled a trip south for February. Now that the date has arrived, I couldn't be happier. But,...
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...
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...
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