This is Why “I Love Music, Any Kind of Music…”
Yes, the title of this piece, the third in my tribute to remarkable women, are the lyrics of an O’Jays song from their 1975 album. The sentiment is true for me: I do love music, any kind of music. Well, aside from hard rock. 🙂 I affectionately “blame” my...
These Remarkable Women in Economics Inspire Me
Before my birth and for several years afterward, my mother worked as a professional musician, traveling the country on the Coffee House Circuit. When she “retired” from singing professionally, she started what would become a 38-year career at the Social Security...
These Remarkable Women Entrepreneurs Inspire Me
Here’s something I’ve noticed just a few days into this Women’s History Month, and I quite like it: There’s a notable decrease in articles and commercials about empowering women. Especially those that adopt the tone of saving her. Ugh! As I’ve written...
Does Positive Thinking Help You Make Better Financial Choices?
Ask any of my clients or friends and they will attest that I’m known for saying, “you can’t think your way through to the other side of a problem or challenge.” In fact, I have an evergreen social media post that reflects said. My position is that mindset gives you...
Letting Go: A Surprising Key to Success with Almost Anything?
For the last few weeks, I’ve invited you to apply the principles of money management to your business (or career). To see the value in thinking of your offers as assets and the concatenation of them as a portfolio. (And for the readers who are non-business owners, the...
The Truth About Performance: It Matters, But It’s Relative
How did it go with last week’s back-of-the-napkin exercise? If you’re not sure what I’m referencing, you can catch-up here. But here’s the quick summary: I invited business owners to look at their offers (services/products) as assets. I invited employees to view the...
How to Design Your Business Like You Do an Investment Portfolio
As you may know, I used to work as a money manager, managing money for high-net-worth individuals and foundations. I did this when I worked in the Private Bank at a major investment firm, and when I first started my business before making the shift to what I’ve...
One of the Reasons the GameStop Story is Important…
If you’ve ever attended one of my presentations, you’ve likely heard me talk about how your money story and mine, despite the myriad of reasons for why they are different, have much in common. You’ve heard me use the analogy of your favorite book, movie or television...
“Don’t Worry About Money” – I Think This is the Wrong Advice
When it comes to money, what’s the biggest challenge you have or area you want to improve? What does success look like in relation to this? These are just two of the questions I ask people before we even get on a discovery call. Their answers to these and other...
