Archive for May 2007

I have felt overwhelmed a lot these days. There is so much to accomplish between design – still my livelihood, speaking – my passion and purpose, and writing – the next book is due. Every time it gets to be too much, I remember the advice I give my coaching clients “break it down into…

For the first five years following college and armed with a degree in hospitality management, I was a Purchasing Agent in hotels, including Opryland Hotel, Callaway Gardens, and Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island. If you ate it, drank it, wrote with it, or slept on it, I bought it! Research was critical, and I’ve always…

Well, I did it! Taped my first show that is. Last week I spoke with Scott Engel of Artistic Designs Gallery and Framing of Morningside, aka www.framewise.com (yes, that is what happens when you have a company name that isn’t conducive to a web URL!) The interview will air on May 11, Scott is a…

In the last two weeks, I’ve had a slew of PR opportunities come my way but for design, not for speaking, coaching or writing. Now, ordinarily I would simply pursue these openings, but I realized that it was not in alignment with my current desired experiences or path and said “NO.” It wasn’t easy but…