Lessons From Tiger Woods

September 28, 2018
Though I wasn’t able to watch Tiger Woods surprise the whole world by winning his 80th championship in Atlanta, the lessons from his journey have not been lost on me. Tiger started young, learning to golf at the Cypress, California, golf course, which is only 50 yards from my office building. To say Tiger was a child prodigy would be an understatement. From a young age, he became an athletic sensation and then he became overconfident, cocky, and eventually hit a brick wall. I am a firm believer that what’s happening in your life can manifest itself in your body. So, if you’re thinking a lot, you might get a headache. If you are feeling a lot of pressure at work, you might start to have poor posture and “feel the 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 →

Is Sleep the Answer to Alzheimer’s?

June 20, 2018

I think we all know that when we pull an all-nighter or don’t get sufficient sleep (fewer than five hours), our performance and decision making the next day are not up to par. Some of us walk around feeling tired pretty much all the time, while saying, “I can sleep when I’m dead.” Well, lack of sleep is more harmful to your health than the day-to-day results. Three years ago, I learned about the link between getting enough sleep and the onset of Alzheimer’s disease during a meeting at the … Continue reading →