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Five Words to Fear

You never know where inspiration and motivation will strike. For me it was late Friday in a new chiropractor's office staring at a sign on his wall. Under the emboldened saying were the words: "Five Dangerous Words to Say" and above that were the words themselves:...

A Sign from the New York Times Columnist Thomas Friedman

Much of my journey as a Soul Proprietor has been directed by signs from the Universe that I'm going in the right direction. I believe in The Secret, the Law of Attraction and Earl Nightingale's Strangest Secret. Each of these doctrines points to becoming what you...

Take Off Your Mask and Join Me

I joined La Leche League in my last month of pregnancy with my first child. I knew that I wanted to breastfeed my baby and needed to learn how. That was the premise of the meetings--to place yourself amongst other breastfeeding women to learn and observe the in's...

This Room is Full of Happy Women

Beverly Ellsley hosted our Artsy Girls holiday event at her sumptuous log cabin in Westport, CT last week. There were nearly 30 of us gathered--all creative women nationally recognized, successfully working in illustration, interior design, toy and game invention,...

Work/Life Balance – The Myth

"There is no work/life balance the way it's portrayed," were the opening words of relationship expert and author Dr. Patty Ann Tublin, the third speaker in the Insights from Entrepreneurs series presented at the Westport Library last night. I had arrived early to...

Cindy Ratzlaff Sees Me!

I feel like Sally Fields accepting her Oscar. I've just been acknowledged by an 'institution' I admire--Cindy Ratzlaff @BrandYou. I've been following Cindy on twitter for a few weeks now, spent time with each of the videos she sends out, and done the assignment she...

Planning, Planning, Planning

My goal buddy, Sandy, and I re-connected this week after my July hiatus. It felt great to begin committing my plans to a like-minded woman entrepreneur. I'm so excited about my upcoming Mastermind Intensive being offered to the women I've worked with in the past. I...

Difficult Clients

What do difficult clients and getting root canal have to do with each other? Well, actually, as I re-read that question, it makes  sense to compare the two. They can both be extremely painful, and you probably wouldn't look forward to either. But that wasn't the...

Networking Master – Christina Frei

I've just returned to my office after a networking coffee date with Christina Frei, and rather than being exhausted on a Friday afternoon following a busy week, I'm exhilarated. I'm still marveling at how this whole afternoon materialized. I'd received an email...

A Mother’s Brag – Buy Lindsey Pollak’s Book!

You don't have to be a college student or grad to benefit from the advice in this revised edition of Lindsey's book. Lindsey, for those of you who don't know, is my daughter. She used to come to me for career advice, but the tables have turned. She's my go-to...

Who Do You Want to Play Tennis With?

You're probably thinking, what does this subject line have to do with entrepreneurship? But, the essence of this question arose yesterday when I received an email from one of my webinar participants inquiring why I'd combined my two groups in one  private Facebook...

Some Words of Encouragement

Someone asked me today if there'd been a full moon (it was full, huge and beautiful last night), because the atmosphere felt fraught with unpleasantness. I knew what she meant. I've been experiencing some push-back and hearing tales from others that it's choppy...

Weekend Networking, Learning and Shopping

Yesterday was a glorious day in CT, especially compared to last Sunday when we were all cleaning up from that freaky fall blizzard and subsequent power outages. This day was sunny, blue skies and the perfect temperature for taking in a multitude of offerings. I...

Behind the Scenes

"The marathon's the parade," my friend Doreen once said about the actual running of the 26.2 mile race. You've done all the hard work, trained, sweated, ached and pained. The day of the event is a celebration--a parade. "You don't change anything. You show up and...

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