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Make No Mistake

I used to believe in mistakes. I used to make myself wrong for every decision I made that did not turn out the way I wanted it to or thought it should. I can still in weak moments go down the path of wondering how different things would be if I had taken the left […]

Scattered

I have been scattered. Unable to sit and write anything that is blogworthy. This morning I set my alarm so I would get started early. One of my most favorite times for new ideas is in those dark hours before dawn when the world is quiet and I can hear my muse better. But my […]

Power Tool #9: Tell Your Story

I’ve been in absentia from my blog. There’s always more than one reason that happens, but for today suffice it to say, one of those reasons was that I’ve been reading Gloria Feldt’s new book, No Excuses: 9 Ways Women Can Change How We Think About Power. This is not the sort of book you […]

Writing Without A Keyboard

I’ve taken notes for as long as I can remember. It was ingrained in my NYC public school education to take notes. Even when my short term memory was much sharper and not flooded with today’s information overload, I never trusted what I might remember. I was told if I took notes I would learn […]

Tales of Reinvention: Shauna Mei

Shauna Mei is the CEO and Founder of ahalife, a new and innovative on line shopping concept. I had the pleasure of hearing Shauna speak at a recent 85Broads breakfast held at The 21 Club.Shauna Mei’s story caught me off guard. My first glimpse had me writing my own version. She was strikingly attractive, well […]

Letting Go

I recently got rid of the television in my bedroom. I had been looking at it for a long time wondering why I still kept it there. I know enough about energy and Feng Shui that bedrooms are for sleeping and sex and not for television. But still this small, old and cumbersome model sat […]