Twit It!

I’ve always thought social networking—Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter and even e-mail—was just a good excuse not to interact personally.  Frankly, it scared me thinking that someday it would be the only way we’d communicate.  But, I think I’ve changed my mind. Tuesday I went to The Big Conference, a full day of hearing all about the new social media. …

Car UnConsciousness

I’ve been bugging my husband to buy a new car – yes, bugging him.  His truck has over 190,000 miles on it and the truth is, I’m tired of having to ride in it up to Robbinston.  (We need it up there to transport the kayaks.)  …

Are you financially conscious?

I’ve been talking alot about the unexamined beliefs and values that are the foundation of our lives with money.  All this talk is well and good—but what are we going to do about it?  To shift the beliefs that have been driving our problems with money, we need to become financially conscious.…

You Were Always On My Mind…

At a recent workshop, I was asked to keep track of what I thought about during the day and from that information I calculated the percentage of time I spent on each topic. The interesting thing? Money was way up there on my list of topics—I hadn’t expected that.…

Back to School

Summer’s over and it’s back to school.  Even though I’m no longer involved with the beginning of the school year, I look forward to it.  It always feels more like the New Year than January 1st does.  I love fall and the feel of new beginnings—maybe because I was one of those kids who loved school and looked forward to the start of another year.…

Reaching across the great divide.

Watching Senator Kennedy’s funeral this weekend I was struck by the small stories of his many kindnesses.  It seems like the great tragedies in his life gave him the ability to connect with everyone no matter their stature in life.  He learned early on that we are all in this together and that there is nothing more important than reaching out to another.…

Hot and Humid

This past week has been hot and humid in Maine—unbearably so.  Most of us live in Maine to avoid this kind of weather!  The heat is smothering us and we are grumpy because everything takes too much effort.  We just want it to go away and leave us alone. …

Eyes Wide Open

MSNBC’s financial headline today, “Unemployment rate takes surprise drop in July,” suggests that it is “welcome sign that the recession finally may be ending.”  We all want to heave a sigh of relief that, yes, it might be over.  All that talk about recessions is just downright depressing! …

Minding Your Business

Last week in Washington DC, I presented a workshop, “Minding your Business During Tough Economic Times.”  As you might imagine my solution to minding your business is examining the money beliefs that bring us to where we are today.  In tough economic times it is more important than ever. …

10:55 Perfection

A text message at 10:55 last night announced the arrival of our 7the grandchild, Emily Lorraine.  Number 7.  Amazing.  These are my step-grandchildren and my own sons haven’t even started.  Seven.  I know my friend Lonise would say, “Seven.  God’s number. …