Here’s a scene you wouldn’t typically associate with Shakespearean theatre: People ages 8 to 80 whoopin’ it up as they learn about the six wives of Henry VIII. That was just the scene during Chicago Shakespeare Theater’s production of Six. How? The historical characters were presented as pop stars, mimicking the likes of Beyoncé and…
Given studies that show music can enhance mental health and improve cognitive performance, and in honor of the 13th Anniversary since I founded Intercultural Talk, Inc., here are 13 songs, an entrepreneur’s playlist, to capture the joys and challenges, stress, glee, and ultimately amazing pride and satisfaction in being an entrepreneur and owning your life. What…
I almost didn’t see Poms because of the poor reviews. That alone is a good lesson, because of how fun and uplifting the movie is. Poms is about a woman, played by Diane Keaton, who moves into a retirement community knowing she is dying. She’s required to join a club, per the community center…
In December I did an intensive Improve and Writing class at The Second City. In March I went to the first Satire and Humor Festival in New York City. For April, I’m doing Camp NaNoWriMo (the mid-year call-to-action for November’s National Novel Writing Month). All of this started with one of my goals for this…
As a small business owner I like as much “objective” structure and framework as I can create. In life, technically, we are all making it up as we go. The “My Three Words” (a la Chris Brogan) exercise is a way to frame things I’d like to see more of for the coming year. They’re…
My back had only been out of whack for a week and I hadn’t posted a word about it anywhere. How did Facebook already know? Right in my feed was an ad for a ‘free back pain relief lunch seminar’ in my area. “Creepy,” I thought. More like science, when it comes to the sophisticated…
How to Find Your Unique Selling Proposition (USP, also known as Unique Selling Point) I know you’re busy. You’ve got a business to run after all! So finding your USP will only take 15 minutes. Write these three points down on a sheet of paper or word processor, leaving space underneath. (You can…
It’s the last day of October, and the last of my series sharing my cancer story. I opened the month with Let’s Talk about Boobies, followed by How to be a friend to someone who has cancer and then My Cancer Story: Things I wish people would have told me about sooner*. The impetus for…
I was diagnosed in June, 2015 with early-stage invasive breast cancer that started in the milk-duct. From the moment of diagnosis there were so many decisions. Who do you want to have do your surgery? What’s the best radiation treatment for you? Who will do the reconstruction surgery? What do you have to do for…
(Week 2 of 4 for Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Read week one’s post here. Read week three’s post here and week 4 here. There are far more qualified people in terms of “credentials” like an LSCW or counselor who have an actual background in social services to tell you how to help a friend who…
