I am talking on the phone with a friend of mine about freelancing and how to make the work of marketing ourselves more efficient. She mentions that a career coach she knows says that the way to get people to buy your brand when you are the brand is to sell your lifestyle as something…

Being gone on vacation means a lot to catch up when I return. So, I do not allow interruptions.   But Jessica tries anyway.   “There’s a cute guy at the door for you.”   But I am not deterred.   “Your agent’s on the phone. Maybe she sold your book.”   But I am…

A friend of mine who is forty-something recently had a baby. This is the third child she has welcomed into her life; the other two are school-aged. I met her for coffee recently, and had the chance to hug her sweet new baby and marvel at how calm and relaxed the new mama was. My…

So I was on a roll, posting to my blog regularly, and then I hit one of those patches. You know the kind. So I will have some stories. You know there are always stories. But for right now, I wanted to share happiness. Jessica’s new website is up and looks beautiful. I know she…

Jessica is home from the hospital.  She was discharged over the weekend.  I had a phone meeting this morning, and she expressed strong disapproval over my not giving her my complete and undivided attention. (“I just had major surgery.” “You were asleep.” “I might have woken up.” “If I don’t get some work done, we’ll…