There’s this great little store called Cursive in Grand Central Station….they sell unusual things like candles, stationary, jewelry, mugs. This was engraved on a wood pencil holder for the desk. It struck me as so true and that doing this requires courage to tell your story, and the willingness to hear it.
A few years ago, I had a mentoring conversation with a young woman who was very disappointed with her year end bonus. She felt let down, taken advantage of, and worse, unappreciated. Continue reading
“Procrastination is the theft of time.”
I don’t know who said it, but it’s so true. Think about what you keep putting off, and just decide to stop or start whatever is in your best interest. Remember, oxygen mask on you first.
So once I got to attend an “executive coaching session” a few years back down in Florida. It really was group therapy intervention. I should have known when they told us there would be no alcohol allowed for the week, and that they strongly urged us not use any drugs (e.g. painkillers). The other giveaway? Tons of tissue boxes scattered around the room. But I digress.
“We must develop and maintain the capacity to forgive. He who is devoid of the power to forgive is devoid of the power to love. ”
-Martin Luther king
I admit it, I have a HUGE girl-crush on Jenna Lyons. For those of you who don’t know her she is the force behind J.Crew. One of the few to survive after Micky Drexler took over the failing company, she has made ballet flats, military jackets, and chunky necklaces the norm, their sales catalogue as enticing as the new Vogue magazine, and just seems like the person you want to be friends with. Continue reading
Full confession, I don’t see myself as financial. I almost failed accounting at Wharton, which would have meant that I would have had to take it again during the summer. But I believe in the story that numbers tell. Continue reading
“Don’t think less of yourself, but think of yourself less.”
Yves Morieux, BCG Director, Financial Times, Feb 26th 2016.
Whenever I read that you needed to find your passion…I felt confused. And deflated.
What if you don’t know what your passion is? I worked in financial services…I did not develop a passion for credit cards, funds transfers, or brokerage accounts.
So here’s what happened. Continue reading