Author: Paula
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Free Teleclass: True Masters Adopt a Beginner’s Mind
“In the beginner’s mind there are many possibilities. In the expert’s mind there are few.” — Shunryu Suzuki The concept of “Beginner’s Mind” has been around for ages. Yet, as people dying to be seen as “expert” and “adult” we often resist letting go of the need to know everything. After all, we have careers…
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WWYD: Buy or Read in the Store?
As I tighten the budget around my house in ways that don’t affect any measurable means of enjoyment yet result in saving money, I’ve been thinking about some of my magazine subscriptions and book purchases. Do I really need to subscribe to some of these magazines? Do I need to buy books I want? Is…
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The Crushing Cost of Credit Card Late Fees
You pay your credit card in full every month. You’re diligent about every aspect of your finances. Fees don’t really matter to you then, right? Wrongo! I’ve been an evangelist for years about the evils of credit card late fees and how they can run you right into the ground. Yet, I broke my own…
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The Qualities of a Wealthy Woman Have Less to Do With Money Than You Think
In a recent issue of O Magazine, Suze Orman talked about “The Eight Qualities of a Wealthy Woman” from her book Women & Money: Owning the Power to Control Your Destiny. I can still remember listening to the audio book earlier this summer and literally writing these qualities down in a notebook while I was…
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Job Hunting and Identity Theft
A career coach that I’ve been working with as I navigate the transitions of my recent layoff sent me an article recently that sheds light on something I never even considered – the risk of identity theft during your job hunt. I don’t know about you but I think of identity theft every time I…
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Did You Trade One Rat Race for Another?
Many people leave the corporate ranks in order to start their own business with visions of grandeur and unlimited free time in their heads. Yet, anyone who runs a successful business that doesn’t fall into that horrible failure rate knows that it takes a big time investment to get things up, running, and sustainable. Even…
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WWYD: Repair, Upgrade, or Buy New?
The last two days have offered me several opportunities to meditate upon the question – when something isn’t working as it should do you sink the money into repair or upgrading it? Or, do you just scrap it and bite the bullet and buy something new? It isn’t always as cut and dry and I…
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What if Money is Just Like Water?
In my search for some nourishing reading in terms of money and finances, I was led to a book that has been on my list to read for ages, The Soul of Money by Lynne Twist. Many of my coaching colleagues have raved about it and I’ve read bits and pieces about it over the…
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Free Teleclass: Part 2 – The Secret Behind “The Secret”
Last month’s call was energizing, inspiring, and full of great insights from all the great folks on the line and those who listened to the recording and shared their thoughts with me via e-mail. The Queercents contingent that attended had a lot of great stuff to share and I look forward to hearing more from…
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Career & Money – Part 11: Retirement
Sorry for the delays in the last installment of the Career & Money Series but here she is… Planning for retirement. It is a phrase that can confound the best of us. Whether you work for yourself or a company, the fact is that you need to plan financially for your later years of life.…
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