I had the privilege of visiting two open houses this past weekend. Successful Mastermind Group clients invited me to their events, both of which were beautifully mounted and exciting to witness. Carrie Wittenstein, at right with her sons, came to my group with an...
In the 10 minutes before my Mastermind Group session started a few weeks ago, my clients were chatting among themselves. The conversation was about me and what happens when others ask them about "working with Jane". I was all ears. There was a lot of energy in the...
"When I have enough confidence, I'll ________________________." You fill in the blank. Part of coaching is finding out what's in the blank. If you had the confidence, what would you do? What call would you make? Whose door would you knock on? Answering these...
A funny thing happens in my business. Every so often a client who left a session totally energized, on fire to reach her goals and thriving in her newfound commitment to her own success, will approach me a week or two later a bit downtrodden. "My husband thinks...
One of the cornerstones of Co-Active Coaching, what I'm certified in, is addressing the client's whole life--not just the business aspects. If I sense interference from a client's partner, family member or other outside force I acknowledge it and bring it to the...
Tuesday night I spoke at the New York Library of Science, Industry and Business relating the lessons I've learned as an entrepreneur. A full house showed up, mostly men and women under 40, many in their 20's and 30's--not my usual crowd. I had everyone introduce...
I was thumbing through a copy of Big Money Speaker magazine: The Ultimate Financial Freedom Guide for Speakers as I sipped my morning potion. I'm fascinated by how they market. The pages were filled with quotes like: "It's worth more than anything you will ever pay...
Last night I attended another outstanding WBDC event in Stamford featuring Faith Middleton who has become an ardent supporter of their mission to help women entrepreneurs. Her talk focused on WBDC's success stories--women who had started and are thriving in...
I met several impressive women attending the MORE Magazine Re-Invention Convention last week. I often evaluate the quality of an event not as much by the speakers, but more by who else is in the audience. Last Monday's event surpassed my expectations. The women I...
Diane Lohman, owner of Seed, is a member of one of my current Mastermind Groups. Her goal for January is to gross a specific dollar amount, to the penny, per month through her own contributions. Diane is a jewelry designer and has pieces available in several shops...
A recent attendee at my goal-setting and strategies workshops sent me an email asking for help. She'd created a comprehensive list of her projects and wasn't sure where to go from there. Reading through it I completely understood why she had difficulty getting out...
I attended a great talk on social networking a few weeks back given by Peter Shankman. The big question on the minds of most in the audience was, “When am I supposed to do this?” Everyone’s days are already filled to the brim. How do you make time for something...
It was driven home again to me this week that customers niche our businesses in their minds with a single word or phrase. And we can help control what that word is. Witness the magnificent catalog I just received from Mitchells--a high end retail store where I have...
I was on the lookout for private yoga classes after my return from Golden Door. Like most of you, I went right to Google and entered YOGA and Norwalk to find lessons nearby. Right near the top of the list was Yogi Brian so I visited his site. Was I impressed! Here...
My client, Jill Flynne, is a watercolor artist with a passion for animals. During the course of our coaching sessions it became clear that the positive energy she found in her work with animals needed to have its head. I encouraged her to begin a foundation, which...
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