A couple years ago this week I spoke for the Women in Consumer Technology conference in NYC and Cathie Black, former President of Hearst Magazines was the other keynoter. When asked her most important lesson-learned about work she said, “You can love your job but it won’t love you back.” This came to mind because several people have said something… Read more →
Such wisdom from Pablo Picasso, “The meaning of life is to find your gift, the purpose of life is to give it away.” Have you found your gift? What is that? How are you giving it away? A friend gave the commencement address at her alma mater. Some of the grads took the stage and with a flourish opened their… Read more →
Eleanor Roosevelt said, “I think, at a child’s birth, if a mother could ask a fairy godmother to endow it with the most useful gift, that gift would be curiosity.” I think one of the most useful gifts we can give anyone is curiosity. Curiosity means we care. It means we’re attentive, connected, in love with ideas, life and potential…. Read more →
David Viscott said, “To love and be loved is to feel the sun from both sides.” So true. One of the most important lessons-learned from my Year by the Water is that it is NOT always better to GIVE than RECEIVE. It is better to give AND receive. So many of us are so busy doing and giving to others,… Read more →
When I present SerenDestiny programs, people often ask, “Isn’t it selfish to do what you really want?” I tell them, “it is if you exclude everyone else’s needs and priorities. But many of us are doing the opposite of that. We’re honoring everyone else’s needs and priorities and ignoring our own.” As Rumi said, “Don’t you know yet? Is is… Read more →
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