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A Mastermind Group Wherever YOU Are

The first person to sign up for my virtual Mastermind Group lives on Martha's Vineyard. She's been a client of mine before and appreciates being connected with other women entrepreneurs who are on a mission, as she is. It had been virtually impossible for her to...

How Do YOU Spell S-U-P-P-O-R-T?

I had a glorious 24 hours with my Mastermind Intensive group Sunday-Monday. We gathered at a member's home the afternoon of the 8th to create vision boards, have a potlluck and reunite after the summer. I was as much a guest as everyone else, basking in the warmth...

Why Mastermind Groups

Last night I had dinner with my Mastermind Group. I capitalize it because it's that important in my life. We've been together for over 20 years although the membership has shifted some. Doesn't matter. Every significant growth step in my business is a direct result...

English Translation of “Phenomenal!”

During a conversation today with my good friend Doreen Birdsell, she gave me a quote I had to ask her permission to use. She has a way of saying things that strikes a chord in me. Especially today's! We were talking about her art/photography that is on display and...

A Bit of Brilliance from my AAA Agent

I stopped by my new AAA office to pick up a map and guidebook for a friend only to discover that my membership had expired. I was assigned a Travel Counselor and went through the renewal process with him. On inquiring about what happened to my status, I mentioned...

Not Your Typical Balls of Yarn

I am delighted to share the story of this entrepreneurial success. This piece originally ran on FreeEnterprise.com, a U.S. Chamber of Commerce digital platform. by J.R. Reed Jul 16, 2013 “It is true of the nation, as of the individual, that the greatest doer must...

Where Good Ideas Come From

You! Most often I am super-charged and invigorated by the world around me and the entrepreneurial filter through which I experience it. When I describe my early business model of decorating eggs, what distinguished me from the multitude of other egg decorators out...

CBS Business Breakfast Review and Highlights

I got to tag along with my daughter Lindsey last week when she was a featured speaker at the Joe Connolly-CBS Business Breakfast in Mahwah, NJ. In my humble opinion, she was the star of the panel on "How to Use Social Media, Etc." I was extremely proud of her as...

Right Idea, Wrong Time?

  I heard this on the radio today, then found the original post on The High Calling dot org. by Howard E. Butt, Jr Joseph and Noah McVicker invented a substance to clean wallpaper. It was soft, pliable, durable. Trouble was, no one wanted it.  And the McVickers set...

The Death of a Network

I first received money for my artwork the summer of 1970. My co-designer, Noonie Shear, and I were encouraged by our Professor/Producer, Jim Cavanaugh, to display and sell our pen and ink drawings for patrons during the premiere season of the Mount Holyoke College...

After 700 Blog Posts, My First HuffPo!

It wasn't until I had received three pieces of information that I made the decision to submit my writing to the Huffington Post. 1. I heard Arianna Huffington speak at the Women's Summit back in March. I totally fell in love with her and her message. What an...

I Spotted Christopher Palu

I've been in NYC for seven months now and had my first up-close celebrity siting on the subway this morning. I recognized Christopher Palu, one of the finalists from Project Runway- Season 10, a design show I have avidly watched since its inception*. Anyone who...

The Blame Game – I No Longer Play

No doubt you've heard the saying that when you point the finger at someone else, there are three others pointing back at you. May I tell you how much I hated that adage? I far preferred to place the blame on anyone but moi. Me, wrong? Can't be! I was fueled by...

I Probably Shouldn’t Be Telling You This…

For as long as I can remember I have had set goals: to go to college, to graduate, to get a job, to get married, to have and raise children, to write a book, to become a coach, to speak publicly, to succeed in my own business, to work on my relationship(s), to...

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