There I was in full costume and makeup, standing backstage...waiting. Any minute I'd walk through a door and stand in the crook of a grand piano all shimmering black in the stage light. The top was propped up half way to allow just the right blend of piano music to emerge. A few minutes before I peeked out the door for about the hundredth time to see how ...Read More

I love my personal Board of Directors, that is the group of people in my inner circle of friends and family who I lean upon as sounding boards when making important decisions in my life. I know I can get caught up in the vision of how things can be and neglect to see the reality of a situation. Other times I am having a hard time choosing ...Read More

I recently had the great fortune to attend the Texas Chapter Network of Executive Women (NEW) luncheon featuring the phenomenal corporate coach, Donna Drury. On this exquisite Dallas day, a room  of around 300 gathered to listen to Donna present on building your personal brand. Her talk is called, "BRAND U!: A Recipe For Your Success Professionally & Personally." This is an amazing lesson in career guidance to take ...Read More

A few months ago I bought the Dallas Groupon for Camp Gladiator, which is a group Boot Camp style workout complete with trainers, pep talks and a lot of really hard exercise. I went in today saying I'll commit to at least four classes during this unlimited month of workouts that came with my Groupon. Fortunately I made that personal commitment because otherwise, I'm not sure I'd stick ...Read More

I went to a networking event this week where I heard an amazing speaker present. Her topic was very engaging, and I got in line to talk to her after the event. While standing in line I heard a man talking about some things I had heard before somewhere else. All of a sudden I remembered I had heard this man speak at an event in the past, ...Read More

I'm sure you've noticed the spectacle Charlie Sheen has been making of himself. He's displayed his children and goddesses all over the Today Show  and other programs. He's insulted his boss, gotten himself fired, had his children taken away, and now he's parading across the country in a one man show, which is being received with poor reviews. In fact, he's been booed off stage a few times, ...Read More

How smart are you? Are you book smart, people smart, music smart, or anything else in particular? Is the Intelligence Quotient (IQ) the main indicator of your smarts? What if you rocked spreadsheets and astrophysics, but had no people skills. Take my pal, Sheldon, on the Big Bang Theory for example. He's as smart as they come when books are concerned, but he's totally ignorant to social standards and ...Read More

How do you respond to criticism? I know no one likes to receive criticism, including me. It's part of our innate being because it tears at our egos and pride. I have noticed over the years that there are people how have developed a finesse and skill at offering feedback without it being condescending or off-putting in any way. As I was thinking about the different ways we react ...Read More