December - 2019

Blogs on marketing websites

are supposed to be about marketing.

Mine are not, with a few exceptions, and those are only because upon moving to Israel, I cultivated a habit of attending marketing conferences.

Because they were in English and I needed friends.

And sometimes, speakers inspire me, so then I write about the experience. But mostly, the blog is about an immigrant wrestling through an attempt to grow up.

In her 40s.

Embracing The Slash

No, not Slash. You know how you meet people who are Slashes, even on LinkedIn? Author/Speaker/Life Coach/Personal Organizer Artist/Photographer/Marketer Full Stack Developer/Entrepreneur/Innovator Rabbi/Tour Guide/Graphic Designer and my ultimate favorite, Actor/Model (which, as we all know, means waiter). All my life, I abhorred The Slash. Be one thing. Focus on one thing. If you can't be one thing, do me the favor of at least advertising one thing. And if you can't do that,

The Blue Pearl

I've always tiptoed around hippies and their "woo-woo" ways of life. I love being around them, their music, their flowing clothing, easy smiles, their focus on passion, love, feelings and self-awareness. But they're often scary. As a group, they tend to trust wholeheartedly and observe life rather than attempt to direct it. Since I am Type A and a planner, constantly striving to improve (and compare) myself to not only my former self but the selves of others around me, I foun