My father died in 1988. When he was diagnosed with cancer, we told only our inner circle of family and friends, mostly because that's what he wanted. As an executive with a major film studio, he felt it was important to keep this deeply personal issue private. It was also...

I find it ironic that this time of year is so stressful. It's a time of reflection, appreciation and celebration. Instead, we're bombarded with to-dos, family and work obligations and the added pressure of holiday gift-giving. On top of all of this, we're expected to start planning for next year...

If you've read my last blog post, you know that I believe in the importance of bringing your soul to work with you and that poetry can help to do that. It's apparent, after this election, that politics is in need of soul reviving as well. I'm proposing...

Have you noticed that it's getting harder and harder to separate our personal lives from our professional lives? I have.

More of us spend much more time at work than at home or at leisure these days. Maybe it's time to introduce our personal selves -- the parts of ourselves...

I used to think that being successful meant I had to be incredibly busy, always moving at the speed of light. When I looked around, it seemed to me that all the successful people were rushing around at a frantic pace, ignoring other areas of their lives.

I followed...

What do you do when you're afraid? Do you try to ignore your fear by running from it or pretending it's not rumbling around your belly? Do you get caught, like a deer in the headlights, frozen in your tracks? Are you doing your best to live a fearless life?...

It seems that almost everyone I meet is reinventing his or her life. There has been a global shift in our economy, and many have been laid off from their jobs. Others have found lifelong careers coming to an end. Some are just waking up to the fact that they're...

I decided not to make any New Year's resolutions for 2012. Resolutions are changes we make based on what hasn't worked. Why not focus on what has worked and create from there?

Clinical psychologist John Norcross agrees with this strategy in order to increase the odds for...

This past weekend, I attended a workshop called "Earning Your Worth, A One Day Workshop for Women" led by personal finance consultant, Lisa Gould. Eight women from varied backgrounds and income brackets came together searching for ways to improve their earning power. Among us was a...

Oprah has been spreading the word about "Living your best life". To be precise, she believes in living a passionate authentic life. For me, living an authentic life has been about finding my own voice. How we express ourselves is a direct reflection of who we are....

Have you heard? There's a new women's movement underway. The Goddess Movement is a new trend in business and it isn't just here in Los Angeles, the one city where you'd expect to find it. No, the Goddess Movement is nationwide. More and more women believe that a shift to...

Ever since Facebook become the dominant player in social networking, marketers and business owners are looking for new ways to tap into this growing community.

Grabbing someone's short attention span with 140 characters, building trust, marketing your brand and monetizing Facebook - all at the same time- poses quite...

I'm a member of Jack Grapes' Method Writing collective here in Los Angeles. "Like method acting, which focuses on truth and organic process, Method Writing deals with the inner voice and how it can be used to create unique works of art, true to your own...

Happy Mothers Day! Today, I celebrate my Mother, Barbara Rothstein. She is a leader in my life. She has always been a seeker: seeking truth, seeking to know herself and seeking to know others. Like a beacon of light, she has often illuminated my way just by listening...

More and more often these days, the message seems to be "open your heart." "Love thy neighbor" is no longer just for ourselves at home, at play and at work. It's a movement among individuals with the thought of healing: healing ourselves, corporate America, and the planet. Could it be...

You've probably noticed that social media has become the new platform for relationship marketing almost overnight. Communities like Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook have spread like wildfire all over the world. If all this makes you feel as if relationship marketing is the next natural step in expanding your business and...

Remember the scene in You've Got Mail when Tom Hanks tells Meg Ryan, "It's not personal, it's business"? I love her response: "What is that supposed to mean? I am so sick of that. All that means is that it wasn't personal to you. But it...

Have you noticed that almost every week a newer, more state of the art mobile phone gets released? This makes me wonder why the telephone is still not used as much as it could be to build business. With the speed-of-light growth of Social Media, the telephone has been left...

I've noticed a new trend in business. More and more successful CEOs are adapting a positive attitude and moving into "prosperity consciousness." Yes, I know, it seems a bit "woo woo," and yet it's true.

The original mission of my company, Essential Selling was to transform lives...

Why are some entrepreneurs more successful than others? This is a burning question for many over busy, over tired and over struggling entrepreneurs whose energy, drive and motivation have evaporated as they do 'all the right things' and yet they aren't moving forward.

Just because you think you're doing...