Be kind … February 1, 2021 To yourself and to others. A friend posted the following the other day… “Why are you so nice even to people who are rude to you?” “Because I, too, have been rude to nice people, & I know that rudeness … Read more
COVID Gave Me A Perfect Christmas. January 11, 2021 Sometimes, change is good. I’ll admit at one point I was really frustrated with this Christmas. I was setting dates to meet friends in driveways and planning zoom cocktails. What I wanted was in person drinks, hugs, watching the kids … Read more
It’s a year of thinking differently… November 2, 2020 Including gifting. As difficult and different as this year has been, I cannot believe that it is the end of October as I type this. However, I suddenly realize that the holiday season is around the corner. The holiday season… … Read more
Appreciation October 19, 2020 What you appreciate appreciates. We promote appreciation in our processes. We encourage it. We base a lot of our teaching and programs around it. So it’s importance is not a surprise to me. What is surprising to me is how … Read more
Lessons from wine country October 5, 2020 How do I do business with you? I recently had the opportunity to do a presentation to a group of female entrepreneurs. We were talking about Relationship Marketing. One of the things we talked about was the three-legged stool. The … Read more
Do We Live in Echo Chambers? August 24, 2020 If we do, how do we break out of them? As you know, we believe that when we build relationships, everything else grows too. This is why we believe in intentional relationships building. Why we believe your intentions when building … Read more
Listening vs Hearing July 20, 2020 It can be hard to listen… Relationship building is about Communication. It is about providing value with each interaction. It is about Listening. June was Pride month. We are still living with COVID. Black lives matter is still getting the … Read more
Should you join a Mastermind Group? April 27, 2020 Maybe. Here are seven great reasons you should. Have you ever attended a workshop, finished a course, or read a book and never implemented anything you learned? Yeah, me too. It wasn’t that the content wasn’t any good. It wasn’t … Read more
Let’s not lose the physical touch. April 20, 2020 When it’s safe, I hope we go back to touching and hugging. Social distancing started a number of weeks ago. It started with no more handshakes, no hugs, and progressed. Now we don’t get together, we don’t gather. My social … Read more
Are you one of the 3 percent? March 23, 2020 Do you thank your customers? If you do how do you? I once heard a stat… no idea from where… that only 3% of companies/sales people send some sort of of thank you to their clients. Although I am not … Read more
Spend time with the ones you are with. March 9, 2020 Cellphones and vacation. I remember sitting on my deck in Cancun, Mexico. Shawn was still sleeping. I had been up long enough to write in my journal, meditate, and watch and listen to some of the resort wake up. Shawn … Read more