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Small Moments That Change Everything
Almost 25 years ago, I was leaving ABC to take a new job running drama development for the USA network. Everyone thought I was crazy because cable had yet to make its mark in television. But as I was packing up my office, something told me to grab my copy of the original Monk script. We had developed…
End of Summer Blues
The other day, I talked with a client about her “End of Summer” blues. For her, it was about counting the remaining weekends of sunshine and pool time and ramping up to get the kids back to school. For me, it’s about losing the extra hours of playing sports in the late afternoon. Although I live in…
60 is the new 40
Okay, I will admit it. I had some not-so-positive thoughts about turning 60. I toyed with the idea of having a big party, but I am just not a “big party kind of gal.” What I really wanted for my birthday this year was to spend it with all of my daughters at home. However, with the three…
Manifestation
Eight years ago, my husband and I sold our home in Los Angeles to a couple who were engaged to be married. We were thrilled to sell our house to a couple starting their new life together, just as we did as newlyweds. We had never met them before we went into escrow, and I…
Work Harder, Play Harder
Do you remember building a fort with sofa cushions or jumping from one piece of furniture to another, pretending the living room carpet was hot lava? Do you remember plunging into the pool on the first summer day or a family vacation? Do you remember having sleepovers, playing board games, eating snacks, and laughing until the…
Success Is Not Linear
This photo was taken about eight years ago on the set of Saturday Night Live. No, I wasn’t on the show or involved in it. I was there for a two-day NBCUniversal executive conference, and they thought it would be fun to hold it in Studio 8H at Rockefeller Center. I remember being in awe of sitting…
Sorry, Not Sorry
Do you find yourself saying “sorry” for things that don’t actually require an apology? Welcome to the club! Habitually saying “sorry” is another form of people-pleasing, and like anything we do repeatedly, it can become a bad habit that’s hard to break. Over-apologizers are quick to assume everything is our fault, which is often a trauma…
Are You Kind To Yourself?
I will admit that I am my own worst critic. This is true for most overachievers, people-pleasers, and perfectionists. But I wasn’t even aware of it until my friend and yoga teacher called me out for being too self-deprecating. He said, “Don’t talk about my friend that way.” It stopped me in my tracks because, until that moment, I…
