My friend Jen sailed competitively through college and tried different careers but nothing “stuck.” So, she and her parents found a beautiful yacht and…
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Stop Driving Into Hurricanes – The Better Newsletter #14
I was driving to Chesapeake Bay to stay in a friend’s beachfront home. The only problem? A hurricane was also headed there…
Get Out of the Grind – The Better Newsletter #13
I read an Outside Magazine interview with William Finnegan where he was asked, “Do you have a favorite moment in surfing?”…
What’s Stopping You? – The Better Newsletter #1
Someone got in touch with me and said she has wanted to write a book for years. I said…
Turn a NO into a YES
“If you stick to what you know; you’ll sell yourself short.” – singer Carrie Underwood If you stick to what you know … you’ll get a no. Instead, ask yourself, “Why will my decision-makers say…
Lose Control of Your Meetings
“I get a little itchy if I don’t have some control.” – SNL actress Amy Poehler Face it, these days, everyone gets a little itchy if they don’t have some control. That’s why it is…
Don’t Tell and Sell. Show and Ask
“You had my curiosity, but now you have my attention.” – line from the movie Django Unchained Many of us grew up doing “Show and Tell” in elementary school. A premise of INTRIGUE is, “It’s…
Thank a Woman Mentor on International Women’s Day
Don Draper said in a Mad Men episode, “If you don’t like what’s being said, change the conversation.” Let’s change the conversation about women not helping each other. When I speak at leadership conferences for…
Want to Give a Career-Making Talk?
Do you have an opportunity to speak at TED, TEDx, SXSW, Small Business Expo, 99U, WBENC, Dreamforce, NMX, World Domination Summit, Wisdom2.0 or BIF? Have you watched the careers of Brene Brown, Simon Sinek, Sir…
LeadHERship: Position Yourself for Pay Raises, Projects and Promotions
“Anyone who waits for recognition is criminally naïve.” – Congresswoman Barbara Jordan Years ago, I had an opportunity to speak for the women’s leadership program for a well-known Silicon Valley company. My session was on…