When I heard that Seth Godin had a new book out...The Practice: Shipping Creative Work, I ordered it for myself and the group of WILL Members who are building their own businesses (a.k.a., the WILLpreneurs). Seth Godin is a marketing maven and entrepreneur. (I have a...

Another WILL member couldn’t get out of bed.Her body said: No. I can’t do it. Stop.She was the only associate working under two partners.  She had pretty much worked nonstop for the past five years and the pandemic made everything worse.  No brakes allowed.  When she...

Some WILL members have shown me that their “WILL work” is about more than finding a new job. It’s about becoming. Becoming your true self, shedding societal expectations of who you are supposed to be and what you are supposed to do.It can lead to stripping away the...

What are the three words everyone longs to hear? "I love you." AND "You are right." This is human nature. Jen Sincero speaks about this in her new book, Badass Habits.  It got me wondering… Is this a reason why leaving (big) law is so hard?  On some level, are you...

On January 3rd, the Sunday NY Times included a special supplement “Notes from the Newsroom: Overnight Emails Tell the Story of 2020”. It is a remarkable snapshot of the year, told through emails sent by the overnight editors to tee up for the team for the day ahead....

Before we dive into this week’s blog post, I hope you’ll consider joining me next week for a free, hands-on workshop to set YOUR intentions for this new year.  Click here to register.   Recently, while shopping at Trader Joe’s, I listened to a podcast by the...

On Monday of this week, as the world swung into all kinds of action, I marked the seventh anniversary of my mom’s passing. Suzy Lowinger was an artist, creator and therapist.  She marched to the beat of her own drum, studied metaphysics, and loved her kids, grandkids,...

Have you ever heard the term “overwinter”? I hadn’t.  It’s a gardening term I was not familiar with until recently when in a group chat, a WILL Member used this term. “What’s overwintering?” I asked. As a few of the gardeners chimed in. Overwintering is “a wonderful...

Look around your home or apartment. Remember the day you moved in? The bare walls? The flat white paint job? Everything you have right now you created yesterday. Your present is a reflection of the time, energy and decisions you made in the past. If you want to create...

In the fall of 2017, I offered WILL for the first time after the pilot group. I held a webinar and four people registered. I’ll admit that my heart sank when only two women showed up. Then it plunged further when one person dropped off. Only one remained. That person...

I bumped into a friend at the farmers market last weekend.  While we stood in line to stock up for Thanksgiving, he asked about my business.  As last week honored Women's Entrepreneurship Day, I shared how much I love being an entrepreneur, and had an epiphany that I...

Recently, we got a puppy and met up with a couple who got one from the same litter.  As we chatted, with masks on, I got this feeling that the woman might be a lawyer.   The conversation turned to what we did for work and I shared about WILL.  The wife got a funny...