


You Don’t Need to Be Struggling to Jumpstart Your Finances
Whew…a lot has happened and changed since last Sunday. Before I delve into this week’s topic, please allow me a moment to express my horror at the insurrection that unfolded on U.S. soil last week. I was horrified and in disbelief. I still remain anxious about...
What Does Going The Extra Mile Look Like For You?
It’s the first Sunday of the new year — Happy New Year! Whether you’re reading this tonight, or at another time, the start of January is when your inbox and social media feeds become flush with ideas and “best practices” for New Year’s goals and resolutions....
With What Will You Fill in the Blanks?
At first blush, this may seem an unusual question to pose for a holiday message. But given the year that is (and has been), it seems very fitting to me. And in perfect alignment with the quote I share each year at this time: “The future enters into us, in order...
What Do You Need To (Still) Disrupt?
Last year around this time I wrote a piece, “If You Really Want 2020 to Be Different, Interrupt Something.” Ha! Little did I know the interrupting would be done for us and/or be of this magnitude. Whew… So, I thought it might be useful to revisit and share...
Just Arrived; The Last Month of One Helluva a Year!
I belong to a network of entrepreneurs and small business owners called, “What Works.” A few weeks ago its founder, Tara McMullin, posed a question: “What’s your REAL capacity?” She posed it at an interesting time because, well, capacity was something with which I was...
What’s the Thing Babies, Businesses and Money Have in Common?
You are probably thinking, where is she going with this title? Bear with me. As you may know, I’m an avid podcast listener, mostly those of a business and political nature. This post is inspired by one such episode; the replay of the Ezra Klein Show, “The Best...
Why Do Things Break at the Most Inconvenient Time?
I know the title is a rhetorical question. Yet, it is one to which everyone reading this can likely relate. Maybe your car went on the fritz in the middle of a trip. Or, maybe an oven or refrigerator went on the brink in the midst of hosting a dinner party. Or,...
The Truth About Results: It’s Largely in What You Can’t See
The election results in the United States are in, and I am unabashedly happy for and like the sound of President-Elect Joseph R. Biden, Jr. and Vice President-Elect Kamala Harris. Woo, hoo! I’m happy for this outcome for a whole host of reasons. But as I shared in a...