One of my secret weapons in my ongoing sanity, survival, and success--particularly these last four months-- has been the connection with an action partner (aka - goal buddy). I've had many over the years, each one fulfilling a critical need during our time...
I received a generous birthday gift card from my brother and sister-in-law to Michaels, the craft store. They're now open again, so I took a field trip this afternoon to explore and shop. I wanted to stock up on threads, beads, baubles (sequins, buttons, etc.) and...
I've been so enamored of my newfound art - penny rugs - that I felt compelled to list what's making me so happy. In doing so, I realized that this applies to YOUR passion as well. Take the test, and let me know how you do. You can't wait to get to work on your...
You know what I mean. The project that you'll get to 'someday' also known as your 'Vacation to Someday Isle'. Similarly, I remember a newsletter our rabbi sent to the congregation - it had to be over 30 years ago - promising to distribute round 'tuits' to each of...
I wasn't used to preparing three meals a day, cleaning my apartment, making household repairs and observing protocols for staying healthy the once a day I exit my home. Admittedly, I've had help along the way until 8 weeks ago. Now, it's all me all the time. Not...
There's a heart-warming and affirming documentary on Netflix called Harold and Lillian that will inspire movie fans as well as creatives who love what they do. Its subtitle, A Hollywood Love Story, tells you about the unusual marriage of two major contributors to...
When I received this beautifully calligraphed envelope early in the New Year, I knew exactly who it was from. Gail Brill has been a friend since the early 2000's, but we haven't been in close touch since she moved to Saranac Lake in 2003. It took receiving her...
Though I rarely feature men in my posts, having watched this show about Ralph Lauren, I'm affirmed that his company and values translate to all creative entrepreneurs. His extraordinary success - he just celebrated 50 years in business - is well documented in this...
I couldn't have scripted yesterday any better, a perfect NYC day for this citizen, both professionally and personally. First thing in the morning I completed work on a retreat I'm leading next week -- I'll write more about that after it's over--knowing that I had...
Thank goodness for rewind! I was so enthralled with Alec Baldwin's podcast (Here's the Thing) interview with Judith Light that I had to continuously stop the recording, play back a segment, listen again, rewind and hear it once more. At 70 years old, she announced...
Last Thursday I had the privilege of witnessing two of fashion's most successful and celebrated women at the New School's 100th Anniversary celebration. Michelle Lee of Allure Magazine interviewed Donna Karan and Kay Unger for an hour in front of a packed house....
Come see me this Sunday, September 22, at the Brooklyn Book Festival on the Brooklyn Borough Hall grounds. I attended a fabulous interview last night with artist/writer Peter McGough whose book I've Seen the Future and I'm Not Going was featured at a Festival event...
I promised to write about three women in transition in their lives: Client #1 who redefined balance and achieved it, Client #2 who made the decision to quit corporate life and go back to school for the graduate degree she's always desired, and Client #3 who knew...
I surely needed support through the end of my marriage, my move to New York City (almost 7 years ago!) and my shifting from being a full-time artist to becoming a speaker and a coach. I've never done any of this alone. I've hired coaches, been part of a mastermind...
A gentleman I know recently described an aspect of his childhood that felt different from mine yet familiar. "As a child, I slept under an army blanket with no top sheet. I learned how to lie very still, because whenever I moved, it would be scratchy and...
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