“If you want to repair the world, you have to first repair yourself,” said Camryn Manheim at the 19th annual YWCA In the Company of Women luncheon last week to a crowd of 1,500 women and men in Hartford, Connecticut. Sandwiched between NCAA victories for both UConn Huskies women’s and men’s basketball teams, Camryn shared [read more]
One of my favorite things to do is to put people and ideas together. Cool things emerge nearly every time. Ideas are shaped and transformed, positive energy flows, and relationships deepen. It can feel like “magic.” When it happens in your presence, it is an amazing, almost indescribable experience. Perhaps this is why I am [read more]
I just completed a four-week Detox Program with AADP Certified Health Coach and friend, Linda Coveney. I participated in a group with six other women, all whom had different motivations for doing this. My motivation was two-fold: 1) to better understand the value that Linda Coveney can bring to my clients so that I can [read more]
Only 56 miles from my home in Connecticut, a tragedy has struck and it has rocked our nation. Like many of you, I was busy “doing my own thing,” wrapped up in my projects and priorities on Friday morning, completely unaware of the horror that was taking place at Sandy Hook elementary school in Newtown, [read more]
I’ve had two recent experiences that motivated me to share my thoughts with you on the importance of seating in networking and in business. You may know this already, but bear with me as I refresh you on the strategy of physical positioning. It is important that you are both seen and heard at networking [read more]
Last week I had the opportunity to speak to 65 college sophomores at Trinity College in Hartford, CT. My topic, of course, was networking. My goal was to motivate them with my call to action: “pre-launch your career…start networking now.” I emphasized that young professionals need to be just as good at networking off-line as [read more]
I am a believer that any event can become a networking opportunity. You simply have to get out of your comfort zone and connect with people and start conversations. This past weekend, I had to get out of my comfort zone on two levels: 1) talking with strangers; 2) driving a race car around a [read more]
Last week I met with Kathleen Lucas‘s advisory board to help guide her and her business forward. Kathleen is a financial planning professional with New England Financial Group (a division of MetLife). This was the third of four bi-annual meetings. The experience sparked the idea for this week’s networking tip. I did a brief survey [read more]
This week’s networking tip is contributed by the talented and motivated Karen Hinds, founder of Workplace Success Group, LLC and creator of The Power of Distinction Program. I have been watching Karen for several years and I’ve been impressed with her skill, passion and boldness. Karen is currently organizing a 2013 Phenomenal Woman’s Conference in [read more]
Today I am celebrating seven years as an entrepreneur. It was seven years ago today that I drove to Hartford to register my new business entity as a limited liability company in the state of Connecticut. I remember that day as if it were yesterday. It was one of the best career moves that I [read more]
