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Apr 6, 2017 Don’t Think You Can’t Contribute to a Masterpiece I’ve been lucky enough to spend this past week in Rome, where a close friend arranged a private tour of the Vatican. Within the splendor of the Vatican museum, I… Read More
Mar 30, 2017 Pruning—It’s Not Just for Plants! How and Why to Prune People According to my gardening chums, when you see the first haze of yellow on your forsythia it’s time to prune. With this in mind, I spent a good portion of… Read More
Mar 23, 2017 “I Smell What You’re Stepping In” The other day I was yapping away to my husband, Keith, and he let me know he was listening—and empathizing— by saying, “I smell what you’re stepping in.” It made… Read More
Mar 16, 2017 Abandon Plan B: Ed Sheeran’s Formula for Success This past week I heard Ed Sheeran interviewed on the Howard Stern show. Regardless of what you may think of Mr. Sheeran’s music, I found one idea he mentioned regarding… Read More
Mar 9, 2017 Got Response? No? One Easy Way to Get the Response You Want These past few weeks I’ve been working with a client on his fundraising. One consistent change I have been making has been to the last line of his request letter.… Read More
Mar 2, 2017 The Importance (and Fun) of Being RISKsponsible I was speaking today with a friend who is thinking of moving from his townhouse in Philadelphia to a biodynamic “Earthship” in Taos, New Mexico. He mentioned that he had… Read More
Feb 23, 2017 Are You Sending Mixed Messages? This week’s “Wow” photo comes from a local Stop sign that—in context—makes perfect sense: it is located at the exit to a nearby garden center; hence, it’s green. Seeing it… Read More
Feb 16, 2017 Make a “To Don’t” List Ah, the seduction of my ‘to do’ list! The illusion of control I have when I make it… The satisfaction I get from crossing things off it…. In fact, I… Read More
Feb 9, 2017 If You Can’t Fix It, Feature It The first time I heard this phrase was at a cocktail party. Someone said, “Group picture– look this way!” The gentleman next to me said, “I do not like having… Read More
Feb 1, 2017 Position Yourself for Promotion It’s February – how’s 2017 going for you? If your world has been anything like mine, January was a bit of a blur. In the interest, then, of getting the… Read More

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