Years ago I was at a motivational conference when the speaker asked the group what at the time seemed like a simple question. She asked: What would you do if you knew you would not fail? If you were guaranteed success what would you attempt?  I still find that question to be one of the […]

Whether you are toasting in Time Square or dancing around a bonfire on a beach, we all celebrate in our own unique ways.  Regardless how you ring in the New Year we all get to start 2014 off shiny and fresh! In Spain they count on grapes to bring good luck.  Eating 12 grapes at […]

Without a goal or a dream we are charting our course without a map.  I have discovered that how we chart our course can be as varied and unique as the dreams we have.  Some people are visual, others make lists, for some it’s a numbers game. I have been creating Vision Boards long before […]

I was in a store a few days ago watching a young Mom juggle three small children.  The woman ringing her up at the check out counter smiled and said, “Don’t worry, it’s a phase, it will get easier.”  Watching this scene, I wondered if I should tell her the truth. I have come to […]

I am a big fan of Life Lists.  My kids are always teasing me saying, “Is that on the LL Mom?”   That is how often I refer to my Life List! The start of a New Year is the perfect time to create or add to your Life List. Over the years I have crossed […]

Tis’ the Season… To-Do lists that stretch as far as the eye can see—and budgets that don’t. With so much to get done and so many to buy for, this time of year can be overwhelming. I long ago changed my mindset from decking the halls to impress and shopping until I drop.  I have […]

The running joke in our family for years was, with two kids and two businesses, there was surely too much of something! My daughter was old enough when the first company arrived on the scene she remembers it.  Our son was young enough he probably doesn’t recall a time when his parents weren’t running their own […]

Years ago I was at a motivational conference when the speaker asked the group what at the time seemed like a simple question. She asked: What would you do if you knew you would not fail? If you were guaranteed success what would you attempt? I still find that question to be one of the […]

To keep a lamp burning, we have to keep putting oil in it. ~Mother Teresa I think women are a lot like lamps. Over the last forty years, research studies have shown that women’s overall level of happiness has dropped.  This decline in happiness has no connection to whether or not we have kids, how […]

I often hear women and men question whether or not they have what it takes to see their idea through.  People frequently come to me for advice about how I found the courage to follow my passion and start my own company.  The fact is many people are selling themselves short. If you are raising […]

Often, after I have shared a personal story during a speech or workshop, women approach me, expressing a deep sense of gratitude for my willingness to reveal my warts and all. The discovery that they were not alone in their imperfections was like water on dry ground for these women. You could almost hear their […]

My dear friend BJ Gallagher is the author of this post in honor of “Take Your Child to Work Day”.   Enjoy! Every April when “Take Your Child to Work Day” rolls around, I think of my friend, author and entrepreneur Lisa Hammond. She was a young mother of two when she started her business […]

Years ago as I was trying to figure out what I was going to be when I grew up, I pondered the idea of starting a non-profit organization that gathered clothes for women returning to the work force.  Now more than a decade later after founding other businesses and writing many books, in a true […]