Marketing & Sales
Bristol, NH – Masters of Manifestation Retreat
It’s a Small Small World After All . . . When I headed up to Bristol, New Hampshire for the Masters of Manifestation retreat, I never expected the Inn at Newfound Lake to be owned by two gentlemen that actually knew my Mom! Phelps had actually worked at the Salon Mom used to go to…
Manifesting Your Success: Finding the Masters
While I can safely say I didn’t learn any new secrets to manifesting in either my business or personal life at the recently attended retreat, it did give me a chance to think about all the many ways that I have been successful in manifesting in my own life. Professionally what I have found is…
Get Over It…Get On With It!
What I did see at the recent retreat was a propensity to bare wounds and commiserate on the challenges of being a wounded soul. This is uniquely frustrating to me as I have learned that in order to get on with our lives, we must get over ourselves. Being a walking wounded is a choice…
Lifestyle Selling: Making More With Less, The Manual
Lifestyle Selling: Making More With Less, the how-to guide to limitless sales growth in the interior design, staging and retail home furnishings industries, just released! I share my insights, experiences, and best practices for growing business with a limited number of clients. Less really does mean more in this case and it isn’t about all…
What Hue Are You…Black Magic
There is an old decorator’s rule of thumb that alleges that every room needs a bit of black. Nonsense! Only if you want it. I do tend to include it in kitchens, great rooms, living rooms, dining and foyers, but not in bedrooms or baths. Black is the elegant neutral without necessarily being formal. But…
The State of Business When You Are State of the Art
I have a tendency to pick up on the latest technology a little on the too early side. While I was one of the first in the interior design field to have a website back in 1994 and it has served me invaluably, I am also one of the pioneers to adopt VOIP (voice over…
The Right Benchmarks for Your Right Success
Are you competitive? I am, always have been. In fact, I learned long ago that if I couldn’t do something well, I wouldn’t do it at all. Of course this led to me missing out on things, and as I’ve grown wiser, I’ve relaxed a whole lot (some of you will smile to read that.)…
The Art of Getting It Done
To truly master delegating you have to be attached only to the outcome and not to how it is accomplished. I remember in grade school getting extra points if I showed my calculations, and while necessary in accounting and record keeping, in most of life it isn’t how you get there, but that you get…
No Reservations
“No Reservations” – Catherine Zeta-Jones, Aaron Eckhart, Abigail Breslin, Patricia Clarkson This is a remake of a French film I had previously seen and loved. I do think the French did a better job, more character development and plot depth but then most American audiences prefer shallower film experiences and focus on the star power.…