Ever get frustrated by not being where you think you should be by now? I would love to tell you that I’m over this one… but honestly, it still comes up. The snarky little voice in my head that tells me I should have accomplished more by now, by 42, than I have. Do you [...]

Question from Adelheid: Generally I have a bit of a problem with the American marketing style. I know that German women have cancelled their subscriptions (to some marketing lists), because they find this way of marketing very aggressive. Some people here in Europe have begun to implement the same style (long letters, repeated urges to [...]

Question from Marilyn in Portland, Oregon: How do we get visitors to our website to say yes to signing up for our newsletter? Even with a giveaway (10 tips to a happier relationship) we’re not getting responses. Dear Marilyn, It’s true that getting people’s email addresses these days is a challenge! Personally I get hundreds [...]

I got a great question today from Therese in Tampa, Florida: I hope to see how I can narrow down the number of things I do so I have a succinct “elevator speech” or networking hook. I am a counselor, a stress manager, teach workshops on mid-life and menopause, teach classes on grief and publishing [...]

I arrived in Texas to my folks’ house the other night, and at about 10 am the next morning, my mother came into the room with tear-filled eyes and said my father was having chest pains. I scanned my brain to recall the CPR/First Aid training I’d received almost a year ago and thought, “Shit, [...]