January 23, 2012
I would like to share a recent experience that has reconfirmed my belief that The Universe works in mysterious ways. Ways which often baffle and frustrate us, but ultimately create situations which force us to take a closer look at why things happen and what we are supposed to learn from a specific event.
Several months ago...
My taste for fashion and professional clothing is greatly influenced by my mother.
Each morning, I watched her leave the house to run her medium-sized print ad company, VIRGO INC.
Always tailored; always ladylike.
My mother wore knee-length pencil skirts without the subtle twist of irony my generation feels compelled to add when they wear classic styles today…subtly mocking a previous generation known for dainty manners and strings of white pearls.
My mother cultivated a taste...
Women 2.0 PITCH Conference & Competition (February 14, 2012 in Mountain View, CA) is a full day of learning from product innovation leaders who built Flickr, Facebook, Zipcar, TaskRabbit, LARK and more.
Both men and women working in...
A new year usually comes with new hope, renewed focus and a desire to start with a clean slate. That’s why the beginning of the year is a great time to set goals. Have you set new goals for 2012? If you haven’t, it’s not too late. Here are 5 steps to get you started:
1- Consider what you want to achieve: Goal setting requires thoughtful planning and consideration. Carve out...
I added "founder" to my bio this week. Together with two amazing co-founders, Veronika Sonsev and Deborah Jackson, Women Innovate Mobile launched. Women Innovate Mobile is an accelerator program for start-ups with a woman founder or co-founder and a product that is related to mobile. The accelerator will offer two to five start-ups free New York office space, mentoring and coaching, access to venture capitalists and other investors in addition to $18,000...
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
New York City, NY
This free session for women entrepreneurs will be held at a Chase branch in NYC on January 11, 2012 at 8am and will be about an hour. It is meant for women who have a company already in operation. We will talk about things like cash flow, leverage and what banks look for when making a loan as well as how you...
I titled my blog “It’s a Strong Tree that Withstands a Hurricane” as I believe that a strong, healthy body is a formidable defense against cancer, similar to how a strong tree can withstand the fierce winds of a hurricane. A body that lacks nutrients or that suffers relentless stress is at a disadvantage. Stress, particularly when perceived as inevitable and uncontrollable, is a key factor in vulnerability to cancer. I...
In The Redwood Forest, I talk about changing the cancer environment. I decided this topic deserves more depth, so today’s post goes a bit further into the emotional and nutritional sides of cancer. In good health, Elyn
Changing the Cancer Environment
Disease (is) not an entity but a fluctuating condition of the patient’s body, a battle between the substance of disease and the natural self-healing tendency of the body. Hippocrates
Cancer is not as complicated...
It seems writing an actual thank you note has become a lost art. Yet in today’s mail arrived one of the most stunning and thoughtful thank you cards I have ever received. What momentous occasion you may ask prompted such a thought provoking expression of gratitude? A quiet evening spent with two new friends discussing family quirks, new business struggles, home...
Thus I found myself dialling Mr Cat's phone number. As a gentle refresher this person is very good friends with my CEO and was working for a well known, publicly listed, financial services company. The original strategy had been for him to introduce me to his 'contact list' in the middle...
