I cried this morning. I overheard part of the acceptance speech from last night's RNC on a radio program and I walked out of the room. I sat at our dining room table and a wave of sadness hit me and I cried. I have noticed that smoky days make me more vulnerable to...

Hi! One of the most popular topics that I teach is Mailchimp. I've been using it for nearly 10 years. (I just went and checked when I sent my first one out and it was in December of 2010!)   Way back then there were other players that had similar and some even better...

Today, I received emails from two different major retailers pitching back-to-school clothing and supplies. Of course, they both mention that whatever school will look like, you can still use some new clothes and accessories. Neither shows a kid inside a classroom. The...

Progress not perfection. Don't let great be the enemy of the good. Better done than perfect. I've said all of these and I know that I would not have finished my dissertation without reminding myself of these.  Are you feeling stuck and not sure how to take action? or...

Champion was my word of the year in 2017. I am circling back to that word now in the midst of the horrifying murder of George Floyd and the reminder of the deep racial injustices in our country. I am privileged in so many ways and have felt overwhelmed this past week...

I've heard really great news from a few clients as they've continued to shift their business and/or received SBA assistance over the past week or so.  I've noticed a few local restaurants that had closed are now re-opening for take-out only. And though some businesses...

This coming Friday, I was supposed to head to France for my annual trip to help teach a class at INSEAD in Fontainebleau.  My husband was going to join me and we were going to include stops in Italy's favorite destinations before returning back in mid-May. ...

It's been a month since shelter-in-place went into effect for the whole state of California. I've settled into some new routines for both work and family time. On the work front, I've done the open Zoom Room one time each during the past three weeks. The first two...

Tomorrow is the first night of Passover, the Jewish holiday that celebrates freedom and the escape from slavery and the Pharoah in Egypt.  We retell the story so that each generation is reminded that freedom can't be taken for granted and to remember both the sorrow...