As an author and a speaker, I am often called upon to talk about networking — like there’s a big secret to how it’s done. It’s actually quite simple. Networking is not about getting out and meeting people. Networking is about what you do after you meet people, the follow-through and keeping in touch.
Speaker, author [...]
Why does everyone insist on using the phrase “sex, drugs and rock and roll?” To me, it has always been “sensibility, determination and rock and roll.”
I spent years around some of the most successful rock stars, producers, record company and star management personnel. The ones who were wildly successful (many of whom continue to be [...]
Never underestimate the power of the smile in customer service. Not that I encourage this but you can almost get away with a mediocre product, service, meal, anything – when it is served with a smile.
My birthday request was simple this year, especially after renting a castle in England last year. All I asked for [...]
There’s a story on CNN.com today about internships – not for college students, but for workers 50 and over. Brilliant. Why should it be any different for anyone, age or otherwise? It all comes down to networking, finding a way to get your foot in the door, then working hard and proving the company needs you, [...]
Thanks to you, I am now officially a “Hall of Famer.” I will be inducted this fall with such incredible personalities and am humbled by it all.
How would you talk to a good friend? How would you ask a friend the same question? How do you ask people for the things you need?
When is the last time you wrote a thank you note? Not an email, tweet, post, DM, etc. – a real, honest to goodness handwritten note that involved a piece of paper, an envelope, a stamp and physical address?
When is the last time you tried something new? Something out of your comfort zone? Something that might not work but you tried it anyway?
I put a friend on the spot the other night at my husband’s retirement party – sort of blindsided her when I asked her to come up and join the roast [...]
