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A few years ago, after more than two decades together, my husband and I went through a separation. I’m happy to report that after about a year apart, we found ourselves back together—and happier than we’d been in ages. Needless to say, it was quite a learning experience. As with most separations, it’s a complicated

Ah, balance. It’s so much easier than it sounds. It takes the mental and physical strength to be 100% in the moment, and the awareness and flexibility to simultaneously plan for what’s coming next. If you can achieve it—in business and in life—the results can be stunning. I’ve been practicing some form of dance or

I was on a call with a prospect last week, and near the end of a very productive 30-minute conversation about how I could help her complete her CEO’s top initiative on time, she said, “I have to tell you, I started on this project with someone else a month ago, and two weeks into

“Are you a social media expert?” That’s not me asking. It was the subject of a message in my inbox this morning. I’m a lot of things in my life. A social media consultant. A writer. An actor. A cellist. A cook. We all have a long list of things at which we excel. But

I admit it: I’m a skeptic when it comes to proving marketing ROI using “hard data.” Maybe it’s because I’ve read How to Lie with Statistics one too many times, or perhaps it’s because I’ve spent too many valuable hours in corporate meetings being presented with Powerpoint slides that were intended to “prove” a campaign

A few years ago, I was approached by a fast-growing startup to come in house to run their as-yet-nonexistent marketing department. The conversations were going so well that, even though I love consulting full time, I found myself drawn to the challenge. And the CEO was interested enough in my background and what I could

Last week I attended a “LinkedIn for Advisors” webinar by a financial advisor who has built quite a name for himself in the industry. I had heard about his presentations, and I’d seen other advisors walking out of his sessions at conferences wondering out loud, “Can I really build my AUM that fast and that easily? What have I