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February “One Minute Note”

I met Maxine Shapiro at a networking event. She’s a professional speaker like me, a newbie to Los Angeles and quite an adorable person. The usual next step in the world of networking might be to meet somewhere generic for coffee. But two words kept coming into my mind...

Web 2.0: Recovery for the Anxious

As a business owner, I sometimes find myself feeling “newness fatigue.” This is when I just want to stop. Stop meeting new people, facing new situations, discovering new opportunities and taking on new responsibilities. I have especially felt it when it comes to new...

A New Note Taking Technique

I attended a seminar last week and used a note taking style that was creative, organized and rewarding. I modified the technique from a talk I heard given by colleague, Dave Jensen. On my notepad, I draw two vertical lines all the way down so that the paper is divided...

Support for Black Monday

Many people with New Year’s resolutions tend to give up on them on the 3rd Monday of January. To improve that trend I’m putting together my first Master Mind group. A Master Mind group meets weekly to set and accomplish goals. In our case, each member is a...

Complete and Create

I love the threshold time between Christmas and New Year’s to reflect on the closing year and “throw forward” my vision for the year to come. To help me, I follow a simple format called Complete and Create. Feel free to follow along and begin your own annual...