What a joy visiting Hawaii’s famous Talk Story Bookstore, meeting owners Ed and Cynthia Justus and hearing their surprising secrets to building a successful life and business in an out-of-the-way location. Here are a few take-aways from my interview with them. The #1 Prerequisite for a Profitable Retail Business is NOT Location, Location, Location – It’s Clarity, Clarity, Clarity Their… Read more →
When people ask what prompted me to give away 95% of what I owned and take off for a Year by the Water, I often tell them what Andrew said, “Mom, you’re created a life where you can do anything you want, and you’re not taking advantage of it.” He helped me realize the clock is ticking. Not in a… Read more →
“If you don’t go, you’ll never know.” – Robert De Niro Many of us operate with the opposite of Robert De Niro’s insight. If we don’t know; we don’t go. The problem with that? By definition, anytime we try something for the first time, anytime we launch a new venture … we DON’T KNOW what we’re doing. If “knowing what… Read more →
People ask if I’m still speaking and consulting while on my Year by the Water. The answer to that is an emphatic YES. In fact, it’s like having the best of both worlds. I get to travel the country, visiting unexplored territory (literally and figuratively) and writing about my experiences and epiphanies . . and I get to continue to… Read more →
Do you know one of the biggest lessons I’ve learned as a result of my Year by the Water and from 20 years of researching, writing and speaking about attention, concentration and focus? The quality of our life is directly proportionate to our quality of attention. Yet, as explained in Got Your Attention? … goldfish have longer attention spans than we do…. Read more →
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