What do you do when things with you and your money seem to be running smoothly, and then…bam! You feel like you’ve hit a brick wall?

You don’t have to love money (as in idolize it) to have a loving relationship with it (as in treat it with respect).

Boundaries are most effective when you focus on how they both protect you and serve as a bridge to what you want.

Visions, dreams, and goals are more than just words in your head or on paper. Making them part of your reality requires action, flexibility, and grace.

Goals are about so much more than the outcome you’re aiming for. Because in the process of attaining them, you discover who you are.

What’s your relationship with regret?  Is it a fleeting emotion, or one you can’t shake because it is ever-present?  In what area (or relationships) of your life or business do you have any regrets?  How many money-related regrets do you have?

I spent my end of Summer holiday in Merida, Mexico. A beautiful, historic place I’ve been describing as a big city with a sophisticated, small-town feel.  Since returning, I’ve been reflecting on my trip…a lot!

Did you know August is National Black Business Month? In 2004, Frederick E. Jordan and John William Templeton started this annual month-long event of recognition to, “drive the policy agenda affecting the 2.6 million African-American businesses.”

Last week, a dear friend shared an experience that made her sad. It made me sad, too – for my friend and the financial well-being of her now former client. 

After writing last week’s post, I recorded a video talking about our cultural tendency to view money in a monolithic manner. When it is anything but.  For example, in business money represents revenue, profit, and cashflow.

Disclaimer: This post is about trauma. I am not a licensed psychotherapist. Nor am I a psychologist or psychiatrist. The thoughts I share below are based on my professional and personal observations and experiences.

Am I right?  I mean, really…think about the relationships that are of most significance to you.

When it becomes clear that the traditional pricing models and approach is failing entrepreneurs and small business owners, you create an alternative.

You and I don’t just learn from the consequences of our own choices, successes, and failures.  We also learn from bearing witness to other people’s choices, successes, and failures.

Growing up, I would get in trouble when I said the word “hate.” In our household, it was akin to cursing and that was something I did not do in front of my mother, unless it was a slip of the tongue!  As a result, it’s not a word I use liberally.

What if tomorrow morning you woke up to the news that you closed the deal and got THAT contract? What if the meeting on your calendar for tomorrow afternoon was to announce your nomination to become an equity partner at your law firm or consulting practice? What if...

Just as I inherited my love of music from my mother, the same is true of my love for the Yankees.  I was five years old when my mother took me to my first game. I can still remember where we sat in the stadium, with my feet dangling and eating a hot dog and cracker...

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.”