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What I Learned from a Parking Lot Attendant

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...

Bossypants

If you haven't bought Tina Fey's new #1 bestselling book yet, don't wait! As soon as I read the NYTimes review a couple of weeks ago I placed my order (I know, very old-fashioned) and waited for the Wells Fargo wagon to deliver it. I was not disappointed. I read...

Where Inspiration Dwells

I'm in Washington, DC attending the Smithsonian Craft Show, a mecca event for this country's artists. One of my clients is exhibiting here for the first time, and I came to see her and her new work. Liz Alpert Fay, textile artist extraordinaire, designed an elegant...

Compare and Despair

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...

Borrowing from the Big Guys

I had to bring my car in for its 5000 mile service check-up this morning. Although blogging was on my schedule today, I never expected to find inspiration at my car dealership. But there it was. Right on the keyboard of my service guy. His script! I remember the...

Will You Wait Till Dawn?

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...

Who Said That?

I heard a friend quoting Dr. Phil this morning. She said he said that we teach people how to treat us. I offered my recollection that it was Eleanor Roosevelt who got there first with that wisdom. Which led me, once back in my office, to a search of quotes by...

I Did What I Could

Over 600 women attended the Hearts of Hope Women's Benefit event that Linda Hunt (second from right) invited me to last week. The model for the Bridgeport Rescue Mission fund-raiser is to inspire women to become table hostesses and allow them to fill the room with...

What I Learned from Brian Tracy

While I did skip a few classes at InfusionCon, I made sure to be in a front row seat for Brian Tracy's afternoon keynote on Wednesday. He's a hero of mine. I listened to his audio programs (on tape!) repeatedly when I was sitting in my art studio for hours on end...

In Over My Head

I'm in Phoenix, AZ attending InfusionCon, the conference for users of Infusionsoft.com programming. There's a very sophisticated, tech-savvy population of marketers here who seem to be using the program phenomenally well judging by the enthusiasm level and results...

Best Customers

In my WBDC Fast Trac Growth Venture course this past Saturday the discussion focused on what market segment brings in the most revenue. One student's report carefully illustrated how eight customers brought in the bulk of their company's revenues. Most people in...

Do You Know Your Life’s Purpose? Harriette Does!

During the final session of my winter Mastermind Group, I had participants close their eyes as I read three visualizations. We then debriefed each woman's to establish a Life Purpose statement. Here's what happened with Harriette Trevino, co-owner of Bull's Head...

You Can Change the Conversation

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...

Lauren Agnelli – Finds Bliss

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...

Why You Need to Take a Vacation

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,...

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