Sometimes I Feel Like an Imposter

December 14, 2018
About four years ago after filing for divorce, I started seeing a therapist. Sometimes we need help sorting through big changes in our lives. One day I was sitting on my therapist’s couch and I was visibly uncomfortable. My jacket didn’t feel right. Lois noticed it right away. She said, “You look uncomfortable. Why don’t you take off your jacket?” So I took off my jacket. Then my high-heeled shoes were uncomfortable. So she suggested I take those off too. She asked me what was going on. I told her I had a lot on my mind at work and was super busy and preoccupied. Then I randomly made this comment to her, “You know, I always feel like I get more done when I wear my jeans and dress casually at work.” She asked me the obvious Continue Reading →

When Mars Meets Mercury…in Retrograde

July 27, 2018

Two days ago, I got a text from my sister, Jackie, who runs our company operations. “We started the day with a major water leak in the men’s bathroom; we ended the day with a pipe breaking in the other side of the office. I checked, and I should have known, Mercury goes retrograde tomorrow.” Mercury retrograde began July 26 and will end on August 19. For longtime readers of this blog, you know all about my experiences with Mercury in retrograde in 2014 and 2017. Long story short, because … Continue reading →

There’s an App for That

July 19, 2018

Ever wonder what it takes to launch an app? Or what the inspiration is for someone’s idea for an app? Well, I got to hear firsthand how it all happened when I was attending my sister Jackie’s birthday party last month. I was seated next to Conrad, a friend of Jackie’s from Texas, and he enthusiastically told me about an app he launched just three days earlier. It’s called Wait Check. The Inspiration Conrad and his girlfriend went to their favorite nightclub in Austin, hungry and ready to boogie. But the … Continue reading →

Ask for What You Want

July 2, 2018

Ask for what you want: That’s one of my favorite pieces of business advice. In fact, I use it often when I give speeches or mentor people. It actually applies to your business life and to your personal life. Just last week, I was on the phone with a colleague who works at a local university. We were brainstorming ideas to get younger alumnae involved in the dean’s advisory council. So I suggested that we ask for what we want. In the quarterly university magazine, why not run an ad? … Continue reading →