Because so many of my clients have had huge success this year, occasionally I’ll attract folks who think I’m some kind of magic bullet. And while I do love the seemingly magical opportunities that are sparked when a client’s vision is aligned with a strategic plan of action, I also know how much work was […]

Chances are if you’re overwhelmed, you’re in the middle of something big, a big shift toward exactly where you want to be. But come on, are you really completely defeated or drowning beneath a huge mass?    No, no you’re not. Tough Love My own business advisor – yes I have one too – told me she […]

I kicked off my week at the Design Bloggers Conference 2013with a slew of awesome design folk from across the United States.  POV was a big theme.  In fact, having one is a key component in Charlotte Moss’ “Blogma”… …be original… …be informed… …be selective… …be kind… …be accurate… …be respectful… …be inspiring… …be provocative… …have a […]

I couldn’t catch a cab to save my life. The window between working with my Brooklyn interior designer client, and the last-minute meeting that the luxury faucet/fittings company had requested, didn’t allow for cabs whizzing by.  Two intensives, one meeting and two dinners in two days didn’t start out planned that way, but I trust […]

To be creative is to be uncertain. That’s what I found myself saying to a prospective client during a sales call last week. What’s getting in your way is your relationship to uncertainty. A person with a real flair is a gambler at heart, was how Billy Baldwin put it. Or in the words of […]

I’m in the middle of re-envisioning a website I launched back in 2009.  It was a lifestyle and inspiration site for single women and it’s how I went to school for social media, SEO, CMS, email marketing, engagement and all that geek stuff that might make some of you feel a little woozy. By the beginning of […]

Yesterday I did an intensive with a client who finished my Image 360° Mastermind in December.  She said our time spent together was a treat to herself but I reminded her it was also commitment collateral, especially because she’s got a bold goal in mind — to double her income. what goethe said For me, the last months of […]

Something in me was not letting what happened at Sandy Hook Elementary School in.  Maybe it was because I felt numb looking at the picture of the young man with dead eyes.   Or maybe it was because I could feel the beginnings of a question I knew I couldn’t answer forming in the back of […]

If you know me, you also know that I’m HUGE fan of The Voice.  The former underdog in the reality, singing competition show category is putting the squeeze on American Idol after only two seasons. Celebrity musicians and coaches Christina Aguilera, Cee Lo Green, Adam Levine and Blake Shelton choose teams of singers during a […]

So the fact that we’re thriving this year means we should say yes to every opportunity right? This week I received a lot of offers that I could definitely perceive as opportunities for expansion.  Like today, at the LA Times Travel Show, there was an opportunity to zipline across the convention room floor.  It looked […]