"My mind races with ideas and things I should do, have to do, should've done! It's like I can't shut it off." I can relate to that. Can you? That racing mind (monkey mind!) can be exhausting. The worst part is waking up in the middle of the night and not being able [...]
Happy Holidays! For many, this time of year is a mixed bag of emotions. Yes, it's wonderful to spend quality time with friends and family. Yet, there is a lot of pressure, too. Making sure the gifts and the food and the decorations are just right. Trying to uphold traditions, even those [...]
I got my first job at 14. I’ve had about 50 jobs since. I got fired a few times. Each experience taught me valuable lessons and skills. At heart, I am still that trouble-making, fence-testing employee. Much of my business advice comes from that perspective. Most of the time I give advice to [...]
How about if you just...don't. You don't go to the party. You don't send the greetings cards. You don't carry on a tradition. What if, when it feels like a chore, you just...don't. What if, instead, you smiled a little more? What if you gave a few compliments? What if you found lots of [...]
When I was a kid, I often rolled my eyes when my mom (we call her Yai Yai) trotted out some un-asked-for advice. Now, I appreciate that she is quite a wise woman. What happened between then and now? I got older and I got humbled. I've considered what's important and what I could let go. [...]
Are you feeling overwhelmed? I am. I'm cutting everything too close. My life has too little "margin". Richard A. Swenson, M.D., wrote a book about this...called, naturally, Margin. He talks about emotional and time margin, as well as financial margin. If someone or something comes up that you need or want to address...do you have the resources? [...]
Branding 101 - What I Learned from the Most Interesting Man in the World! Recently, I was invited to speak at the Business Experts Forum at the Harvard Faculty Club. How exciting! Our assignment was to share our most important, essential, legacy message...in 5 minutes. As I was putting my materials together for the event, I struggled [...]
In previous conversations, I may have left you with a misunderstanding. Allow me to clear it up. If there is something that you just must do, then you do it. However, it does not have to make money. It may be that your art or gift or skill can be delivered in such a way [...]
As a business expert, I am expected to offer advice. The danger is that I become so committed to what I know works that I am no longer teachable. Attending seminars and webinars, listening to great speakers, is one of the habits I have developed that helps me stay teachable. Teachable means willing [...]
I got into the family plumbing business when my husband's partner died. My husband, Hotrod, and his best friend, Richard Yox, started the company together. They had been friends since they were 8 and 9 years old. While Hotrod is a laid back guy, Yox could get wound up. His health, while not great to [...]
