“Paper is patient.”-Anne Frank Since the age of 13 or so, I’ve read, and re-read, Anne Frank’s The Diary of a Young Girl countless times. I think it’s one of those miraculous books that only really hits home, when one becomes an adult, and understands how astonishingly brave she was. Surrounded by horror, she committed to hope. Trapped in that…
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A few days ago, I received an email from a woman who had read this piece about writing a book and been inspired. (You’re welcome, America.) The fact that she wrote that sentence, simultaneously promoting and denigrating her own talents really drove me insane intrigued me. As a coach, I meet so many people who tell me…
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Ugh, you know it’s the New Year, when you see all these people on social media sharing plans “to eat no white foods,” or “drink only kale juice,” or whatever other inspiring depressing resolutions they’re punishing themselves with, and all you can think of is,”…no booze? There but for the grace of God go I.”…
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“Though it would be strange to demand clarity from people in a time like ours.” (Introduction) After about 18 years, I’m re-reading Dostoevsky’s The Brothers Karamazov, the superbly-translated 2006 version by Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky, and, to quote from another classic, “Yes, I said yes, I will, yes!” I know that no less a talent than…
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Below, you’ll see the iconic “Earthrise” photo taken on December 24, 1968 by astronaut William Anders during the Apollo 8 mission. For a variety of reasons I found myself thinking about this stunning, calming photo. So much horrendous, heartbreaking news recently across the country, across the world. Even as someone who worked in network news…
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(Beth Waldman, who wrote today’s guest blog, also attended Wellesley College, and though our years overlapped, we only seriously connected very recently on a Facebook page. One thing led to another, and when she was telling me how she started her arts consulting business–basically, she saw a need, and decided to fill it–I did everything…
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“To create one’s world in any of the arts, takes courage.”- Georgia O’Keeffe Terrifyingly enough, we here in the YentaBunker are already girding our loins for 2015, and on January 16, I’ll be offering, in conjunction with the Queens Council on the Arts, The Art & Ambition of Social Media. If you’re an artist who…
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On December 3rd, my friend* Marie Segares (Creative Yarn Entrepreneur) graciously allowed me to be a guest on her small business podcast and we had a lot of fun: So much fun that on January 21, 2015 we’re going to do round two: Business just got real We’ll be talking about growing and evolving your creative…
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(Several years ago, I was introduced to Amanda through a mutual friend. We survived an odious comedy show together and made each other laugh and voila: a friendship was born! As I’ve built up my coaching business, and heightened my interest in helping artists, Amanda has been a great guinea pig inspiration; one of my…
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…bringing yourself to life… Many moons ago, when I started this business, I, in all innocence, believed that everyone honestly wanted to achieve their goals. I believed that most people were just thwarted by their inability to figure out how they would bring those goals to life, but once they were offered a viable, realistic…
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