Countdown to Launch…
Feb 2, 2010 | Re-Imagine Work, The Leap
Wow. I can’t believe it has been another week and I haven’t blogged. So here’s the problem. I am totally mentally engulfed in two separate initiatives. The first is a venture assisting the Secretary General of the UN and the top 100 most influential people in Hollywood. ...
The Roses
Jan 15, 2010 | Uncategorized
First, read this: Roses By George Bilgere A late fall day, and unseasonably warm enough, for whatever dire reasons, to let me paint the rose trellis a deep red in the brittle afternoon, enjoying the gratitude of thirsty old wood soaking up the blood. This is satisfying, for some reason, although I realize that somewhere an ...
Blogging is Self-Discovery: What I Learned from 1 Year of Social Media
Jan 13, 2010 | Re-Imagine Work, The Leap
For me, 2010 looks to be a year of living tri-polar. I am deep into the process of launching a new company, and just putting finishing touches on my partner group. In November, I was also brought into an extremely important non-profit initiative, which I hope to announce ...
Perspective on Life According to George Costanza
Dec 21, 2009 | Uncategorized
"The most unfair thing about life is the way it ends. I mean, life is tough. It takes up a lot of your time. What do you get at the end of it? A death. What's that, a bonus?!? I think the life cycle is all backwards. You should die first, get it out of the ...
Is Your Current Trauma Just an Illusion?
Dec 15, 2009 | The Leap
What appears to be a disaster in progress in the picture above, is actually one of the more creative Christmas decorations I have ever come across. It is so realistic, in fact, that the police made the homeowner take it down after only 2 days. “I had more people come ...
The Window is Closing
Dec 8, 2009 | Entrepreneurship, The Leap
I just had the most interesting conversation with a friend – a very powerful business person, wise from experience, likely one of the top 100 influential female professionals in the world. Her comment to me? “Hurry up. The window is closing…” She was referring to the state of the economy, ...
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