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Understanding my life's work continues to be a work in progress.  Just when I think I have a handle on my work, I see a new wrinkle. Lately, I've been pondering and embracing this idea: "Everyone has a story to tell…and a gift to give." It's what I used as an icebreaker at my recent…

I recently sent an email with the subject line, "Will You Join Me in Chicago on July 19?" to people who have attended my webinars and workshops over the last few years. The body of the email detailed a meetup that I've organized–dinner at a favorite restaurant near the campus of Northwestern University, my alma…

You know a word is overused when it becomes part of someone's Twitter handle, as in @janesmithrocks. Whatever happened to imagination and creative writing?

Not long ago, I read a post on Tom Peter’s blog that I enjoyed, where one of his points was the futility of planning ahead.  I tweeted about it, referencing the blog post: @tom_peters advice for Living Life to the Hilt http://ow.ly/8FTzj <–wisdom that only comes w/experience      One of my Twitter followers responded…

The startup phase is tricky, because we can fool ourselves that we are making progress, when we are not. This is one of the many lessons I'm taking away from the book, The Lean Startup.  This is the second part in a two-part posting about concepts in the book that are making a difference for…