Networking, Time Off, and Doing What You Love
Marci Alboher interviews Herminia Ibarra, the author of one of my favorite books on career transition, Working Identity. The interview brings out some great points about networking and time off. It was from Ms. Ibarra’s book that I first realized...
Malcolm Gladwell Fans
Just before going on vacation to Ouray, CO, I browsed iTunes for free, good stuff to download for the long car ride. I found The New Yorker Conference, in which Malcolm Gladwell interviews people who think differently about traditional fields—innovators...
Ouray, Colorado
Photos from our family vacation to Ouray, Colorado, one of the most beautiful places on Earth. Enjoy.
Unplugged, Part 2
I'm reading the book, The 4-Hour Workweek by Timothy Ferriss. I had seen it on the bestseller lists and wondered if it was all hype. However, when my husband gave it to me for our anniversary this past week, I...
Jay, the Appliance Repair Man
We have a house that's of age. Unlike people who become of age, a house becoming of age is nothing to celebrate. It means that things naturally break down, one after another. Closet doors come off their tracks and flap...
Unplugged
I'm in the middle of a two-week "creative hiatus," which means no appointments and the mental freedom from my responsibilities as a biz owner. Time to dive into the dozen or so unread books in my office that still seem...
Live-Withs
From the book, The Highest Goal, by Michael Ray, I'm trying out a few "live-withs." These are concepts, beliefs, mantras that I'm experimenting with--living with to see what happens when I do. The live-withs I'm trying out: Do Only What...
Michael Gerber
Michael Gerber has a whole new mind. I recently attended a one-day seminar,”Awakening the Entrepreneur Within,” given by the small biz guru. Gerber is best known for his books, The E-Myth and The E-Myth Revisited. These are the bibles for...