Beyond the Paved Road
I recently returned from a trip to Moab, Utah with my husband and kids. We hiked at Canyonlands National Park and Arches National Park, both a short drive from Moab. If you’ve never been in this part of the country...
Believing Eyes
I received this comment from Richard Smith on the featured article about my first mentor, Mrs. Miller: “I recall my first mentor, a grade school basketball coach, Larry Kelly. I was in the sixth grade and was walking down the...
What It Means to Be An Entrepreneur
I read this on Seth Godin's blog about what it means to be an entrepreneur: "Most companies are not appropriate sites for VC money. That's because they're freelance ventures, not entrepreneurial ones. A freelance venture is one where you work...
Awestruck
Today, I posted a new featured article on my website, about my first mentor, who I met when I was ten years old. I didn't realize the impact that Mrs. Miller had on me until I started writing the article,...
Renegades
I talked with a friend who relayed her experiences in job hunting last year. She had several unpleasant encounters before “the door was slammed in her face”—interviewers profiling her psyche and wondering if she had ADD, expecting quotes from a...
What the Company Smart Ass Knows
My friend, Kenny Moore works as "Corporate Ombudsman" and HR Director at KeySpan, an energy company based in Brooklyn. Reporting directly to the CEO, Kenny says in his bio that he is "primarily responsible for awakening joy, meaning and commitment...
Hockey Mom
I have a friend who has given a whole new meaning to Hockey Mom. Instead of just watching her son play hockey, she’s started playing herself. At forty years old. With other moms once a week. And she’s having the...
Unconscious Competence
I was recently asked by an alumni director at a major university for an article about networking. She wanted a Networking 101 for new grads. In her words, “We’re talking basics—like what do you say when you get someone on...