Biz Book Club “Juggle! Rethink work. Reclaim your life”

January 19th, 2012 No Comments

The benefit of having a large book collection (over 600 titles and counting) is that you always have a choice. Like a few days ago, when I finished reading the new Richard Branson book, I felt like picking up a book that would give my mind a break, be short and sweet and motivate me to getting started on all my business ideas. read more

Biz Book Club “reDesign, reCreate”

January 5th, 2012 No Comments

I started to read this late summer, put it aside for a few weeks, and came back to it on a long drive to Charleston, SC. Of course, I didn’t sit behind the wheel. My husband drove, and I swear, though the drive must have seemed long and uneventful to him, it went by like a breeze to me. This book sucks you in. read more

Defining your strengths

December 5th, 2011 No Comments

I recently spoke to a class of graduating students of Interior Design major at Mount Mary College in Milwaukee, WI. I started the discussion with the importance of identifying one’s strengths and personal values, as basis for building The Brand of You. read more

Biz book club “We are all weird”

October 6th, 2011 No Comments

Growing up, I never really felt like I belonged. Standing on the sidelines, never part of the popular crowd, I quickly learned that it is not my cup of tea to follow the masses, to conform. I was, and am weird…in my own sense. No wonder “We are all weird” by Seth Godin resonated with me so much. read more

Insist to exist

September 2nd, 2011 No Comments

Persistence is a valuable characteristic. In business or personal life, if you are serious about reaching a goal, no matter what obstacles come your way, you must keep at it, remember the target, and when it seems impossible, find the energy and confidence to keep moving trying. read more

Biz Book Club “Anything you want”

July 15th, 2011 No Comments

40 lessons for a new kind of entrepreneur compiled in a short, 81-page book. That’s the premise of “Anything you want” by Derek Sivers, founder of CD Baby. It’s the kind of book that will take an hour to read, but much longer to digest. It makes an impact, and sticks with you for a long time. I read it last week, and am still living through it. read more

Biz Book Club “Linchpin”

June 23rd, 2011 No Comments

Ok, if you have not heard of Seth Godin, you a) just woke up from a long nap, b) have not been to my blog before, as I write about him all the time, c) all of the above. Seth Godin has written a number of books on the subject of marketing, brand building, sales strategies, the cultural and societal influence on supply and demand and the state of economy,  and most recently, he published “Linchpin”, where he discussed the significant role the creatives class has on our future. read more