My first management job was managing a very busy Beauty Shop back when I was in my twenties. I learned a great deal about training and managing creative entrepreneurs. No matter what the business may be, creatives seem to have very similar mindsets and behaviors in common and these hairdressers were no different. One specific lesson has remained steadfast in my mind… Read More
Twiddling Thumbs
Anyone can do any amount of work, provided it isn’t the work he is supposed to be doing at that moment. ~Robert Benchley Why is it that when we are supposed to be cleaning the house, we are compelled to write, when we are supposed to be writing, we are compelled to work in the garden, when we are supposed… Read More
I Am…A Diamond
When I was coming of age into my teen years, my oh-so-wise mother sat me down for THE Talk. Only my mother didn’t want to talk about birds…or bees. She wanted to talk about jewelry. And value. And why some things were valued more than others. She talked to me about things that were common. About how if they… Read More


