“I can’t go back to yesterday, because I was a different person then.” –Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, Carroll, 1865 I’m always skeptical of people who talk about the “good old days,” since in my (short) life experience, the past rarely lives up to our Photoshopped and sepia-toned fantasies. Many people love the past because they…
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“It is a question of experiencing everything. At present you need to live the question. Perhaps you will gradually, without even noticing it, find yourself experiencing the answer, some distant day.” -Rilke Experience is an excellent if painful teacher. As a coach, I have no problem advising clients to learn from my (copious) mistakes. This…
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Years ago, young people, before launching this coaching practice, I gained many life lessons worked in network news in Moscow, Russia, Washington, D.C., and NYC. I worked for all the networks but CBS, and of course, I’m proud of my achievements in TV news…though it probably is one of the reasons I won’t have an especially…
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As my business continues to expand, I made this video last week, to share a crucial life lesson I learned years ago from a friend of mine who happened to be a call girl. As you’ll watch in the video, it’s not pejorative regarding sex workers– in 2016 America, life’s hard, you have to take your…
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*…or the Tubmans, as I suppose they’ll shortly be called… “It’s nice, I guess, but where’s the money?” I help a lot of people get their mind right about social media. I help them envision social media platforms such as Twitter, Facebook, Google+, just to name a few, as dynamic, brand-building tools and resources, instead…
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When I was an asshole younger woman, about to graduate Wellesley College, and the visiting alumnae, struck by nostalgia, would get teary-eyed and say “Oh Wellesley College, only to be there,” my friends and I, hard-hearted and cynical as only 21 year olds can be, would giggle and roll our eyes. Yes, yes I know: WE. WERE. MORONS. We…
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Talking to a friend earlier this week, she mentioned her very high tolerance for uncomfortable situations, and how that characteristic, perverse as it may appear, has consistently improved and enriched her life. Her ability to make a home for herself in the space where things get tricky, has allowed her to move beyond…
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November is National Novel Writing Month, and if that lights a fire under your butt, and makes you stop procrasturbating and start writing: awesome. On the other hand, if that whole concept strikes you as being a huge, panic-inducing, talent-suffocating gimmick…well, hey, guess what? That’s also okay. If NNWM makes you suspect you’ll never write again, take a step…
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That’s a quote from my interview with Mediabistro.com. I was interviewed as part of a piece offering useful life lessons for freelancer writers, given my experience as a successful entrepreneur who made the switch. I’m grateful for the opportunity, not to mention, it’s a solid piece. Read it, and tell me what you think! 15_10_30_EntrepreneurLessons
In order to master our demons, first and foremost, we must acknowledge them….a thing that’s easy to say, but, depending on the demon, can be almost impossible to do. For many of us, for example, just admitting that we’re depressed, can make us feel that we failed, that we’re letting down parents, a spouse, children,…
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