This is a tricky question. I remember being baffled by it when my first coach, Valerie, put it to me over 20 years ago. "My bottom line? How much I'm making, of course," I responded thinking, isn't that what everyone wants? She challenged me further. What truly...
Back in 1977 when my firstborn was two and a half, I was in a group we named The Mothers Food Coop. Several members of my Stamford, CT La Leche League group who, committed to breastfeeding our babies and improving our own nutrition, had gathered at one woman's home...
Since late February I've been meeting with two other people bi-weekly as a Visions Team. We follow a tight format with 3 timed segments--reading our Vision Statement out loud first, then the longest round with these questions in mind: What have you done since the...
I just got off the phone with one of my most favorite clients who told me that she wants to lead a mastermind group of her own. "It's been life-altering for me. I want to do that for other people as well." Not that I needed reminding of why I love working with...
I'm going to keep this post anonymous and simply mention that I visited a good friend yesterday in Beacon, NY, a scenic spot where the fabulous DIA Museum is the main jewel. Our purpose was to spend time together and take in some art. After a nourishing catch-up...
It’s not everyday you get to see a presidential motorcade. I hadn’t planned to yesterday, but en route to attend a lunch with an organization I just joined, the Women’s Media Group, I stumbled upon Obama’s visit to the UN. I’d gotten off the N train at 49th and 7th...
Before I left on my two-week writing retreat I held a client appreciation event for the remarkably amazing women I've worked with over the years. Nearly 50 women joined me on Thursday, July 13 at the Westport Woman's Club for networking, a revealing group activity,...
My friend and colleague, Lena West, added me to her distinguished guest list for an excellent event held yesterday at the Hearst Building in NYC entitled Empowering Women in Business. There was an hour of networking in the magnificent atrium there. It was pointed...
Eileen Fisher, one of my most favorite woman business owners on earth, held the second in a series of her Spring 2016 Learning Lab last night in Irvington, NY. She conducted a conversation with Susan Cain entitled Quiet Audacity. Yes, the extraordinary introvert...
After reading Carolyn See’s wonderful book, Making A Literary Life I not only began writing charming notes to icons in the world of publishing, but also blogged about developing the habit. One of my readers, Suzanne Ste. Therese who happens to be a client too, also...
Social media has made 'influencers' more accessible than ever. Yet there is still an intimidation factor I witness in myself and my clients. It can feel scary to approach the Lin-Manuel Miranda's and Arianna Huffington's of our era. My antidote to getting overly...
When I was first invited to speak at the premiere session of the new, high-level networking group, the Entrepreneurial Women's Club, I had at least two months to prepare my talk. That was great, because I was offering a whole new topic--our relationship with money...
I had the privilege of hearing Judy Batalion speak to a classrooom of writers during a Sue Shapiro seminar last November. Judy is one of Sue's many success stories--published authors who return to inspire current students and to share that Sue's methods work. Judy...
I wish I could ingest Carolyn See's book Making a Literary Life and have it swirl around inside me keeping me as inspired and excited about writing as I was in my first moments reading her marvelous words and advice. Ms. See has a success formula that she insists...
I was sold on the concept of vision boards, dream or treasure maps, whatever you want to call them, since I first heard about them over a decade ago. I believe in the Law of Attraction - that you draw into your life what you think about. When I was looking to get a...
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