“Travel with It…” It’s Much the Harder Thing to Do: Welcome 2020 Happy New Year! It’s a privilege and a pleasure to start the decade with you. As those of you know who have been reading the Wow for a while, each… Read More
Wishing You the Kindest of Holidays As Hanukkah and Christmas converge and Season’s Greetings fly, “Merry, Happy, Jolly, and Joy” are frequently in play—and all are delightful. Here in the land of Wow, however, we would… Read More
“The Problem, if You Love It, Is as Beautiful as the Sunset” Greetings Wow-of-the-Week-ers, As is the promise of the holiday season, I hope that all is marvelously well in your worlds. On the off chance that you have—or are concerned about—encountering… Read More
Victimhood is Powerful… But is it the Power You Want? This past week I was speaking with a client whose bad judgment call had – without question—created uproar in her firm. She called me not to confer about how to… Read More
If You Want Your Suggestion Taken Seriously, Swap “If” for “When” Greetings Wow-of-the-Week-ers, Just before Thanksgiving I attended a meeting where my primary function was to listen to the meeting’s organizer and various experts in the room. Because my “listening ears”… Read More
You Are, Among all People, Most Richly Blessed Hello and welcome to the beginning of the holiday season! For some, this time of year is a Hallmark movie, complete with cozy sweaters, warm cider, crackling fires and the… Read More
What Other People Think of You is None of Your Business Hello, hello, The title of this post is a quote that you can find attributed to everyone from Deepak Chopra to Paulo Coelho to Jack Canfield to Madonna… It came… Read More
You are Presenting (or Interviewing or Dating) from 3 Blocks Away This past Tuesday I had the opportunity to meet with a number of young fashion designers to discuss the launch of their brands. One of the things we talked about… Read More
The Formula for Effective Feedback How many of you have suffered when giving others feedback—either because you worry about how it will land or because you have tried in the past to mixed results? You… Read More
Forget Their Shoes—Put Yourself in Someone Else’s Chair Last week, I received another great email via the “Ask a Question” button on my site. My correspondent had been moved to a new position—after being promised a promotion in… Read More