My friend and neighbor Kidd wrote an article about not having kids (I feel like that deserves a “no kidding!” but you and I both deserve better than that) for 12th & Broad‘s print magazine, and he interviewed me in the process. One
Award-Winning Whatever
I’m filling out this in-depth form to apply for a professional program, and it asks about school honors, awards, and prizes. Which jogged my memory enough to recall that within a few years of each other in grade school, I:
So much good, so much bad
A Vietnamese coworker of Karsten’s used to say: so much good, so much bad. I don’t know what today holds; I only know that the last few days were full of joy for me and brought loss to quite a
Do It On Purpose
Today I announced the closing of my company, [meta]marketer. I suspected there might be some buzzing about it – after all, to minimize speculation, I sent a press release to some of my friends in the media – but candidly, I kind
The most important things I’ve learned in 40 years
“Fake it ’til you make it” actually works. You’re not faking it as much as you think. The difference between comedy and tragedy is where you stop telling the story. Both/and. YDTBFC. (You deserve to be fucking cherished.) You can
The Link Between Gratitude and Hope
I can’t remember if I’ve mentioned it in this blog anywhere, but I’m currently writing two books. One of them is about marketing new ideas, and one is a memoir dealing with the deaths of my father and my husband.
Warren Buffett on Women, Power, and Change
There’s plenty of good stuff in this article along with plenty of eyebrow-raising in the comments about Buffett’s own policies and history of empowering women within his business leadership team, but either way, I particularly liked this quote: “Resistance among
Just a reminder about failure
via ffffound.com Please go ahead and make mistakes. It’s how you’ll know for sure when you get it right.
Not months but moments… and time enough.
Taken at Radnor Lake State Natural Area
Mona Simpson’s Eulogy for Steve Jobs
Over at nytimes.com. I hate to seem morbid, but as I was reading this, it occurred to me that I genuinely think there’s no finer piece of writing or oratory than a well-written, well-delivered eulogy. When it’s right, it evokes an aspect of the de…