Minimizers – Arm Yourself!

One of the most talented women I know, and I know tons of very talented women, sent me an email after attending my Remarkable Women Network event in Darien last week.

She wrote: I dragged myself to the event feeling like there were 29 remarkable women and me, but the positive energy charged me up and gave me the strength to start creating myself again.

My hunch is that not one other woman even remotely suspected that this participant felt that way, and that one or two of the others actually harbored the same sentiment. What’s a woman to do?!

I know this is a syndrome in our society. I’m sad that all of these enormously capable, brilliant and contributing women have such monstrous gremlins on their backs dragging them down, sometimes to the point of paralysis. I’m so glad this woman did whatever it took to pep-talk herself into showing up. That’s the big lesson here. That if your self-talk is just a tad stronger than those negative voices, the rewards are incomparable.

I’d love to hear your techniques when faced with your own gremlins – post your tips on my blog.

Highlights from My Blog

Please, Judge This Book by Its Cover

I’m very excited to share my goal with you of re-publishing Soul Proprietor myself this spring. Kim Barron of New Leaf Design is creating the design layout and cover. Knowing the old saw about not judging a book by its cover, I’d like your opinion. I do believe we most certainly judge books by their covers and want your input. It’s time to vote again – visit my blog to see your options!

SCORE One for Entrepreneurs

Because I’ve known about SCORE for decades I assume that everyone else knows about them, too. But I realize that this organization is still a relatively well-kept secret. SCORE stands for Service Corps of Retired Executives and offers an amazing resource to small business owners nationwide. Basically, it’s an army of brilliant retired executives, men and women, who offer their services free to entrepreneurs at all levels. Read more about the demo session they invited me to facilitate...

Not Satisfied?

Back-to-back client calls Tuesday morning brought up the same issue–inadequate results from contracted work. After hearing my clients’ frustration with their vendors and brainstorming action steps to move forward, they were still left with two challenges: Disappointment with the referred vendor and indecision regarding payment. I’d be very interested to hear your stories on this subject, particularly ones that came out happily. Visit my blog to share, curious minds want to know.

Warm Regards,