Last week I raised the concern that authenticity is the missing ingredient in business.  Many organizations are struggling...

Today is October 31 and many people in the United States are celebrating Halloween. For months we’ve been deciding “who we will be” for this occasion. This ritual coupled with...

Last week, my husband and I celebrated 20 years of marriage. 20 years is a rare milestone in today’s world. Few celebrate 20 years at anything – in business, in a job or in a...

I met Giovanna Taylor of The G Shop last week when I was in a crisis. I was preparing to spend the weekend with Oprah Winfrey and her friends and I DID NOT have anything to wear. I took my crisis...

What makes someone qualified to coach you?

This is a question which was recently raised in a Facebook forum and I thought it was a great question to share with my followers. As you embark upon the...

This weekend sitting next to me in the nail salon was a young woman who looked to be 18 but I later learned through conversation was 29. She told the nail technician when she sat down that she...

For 17 years, i’ve been running and growing my company, DeAnder Associates, LLC. It’s been such an amazing and rewarding experience. My initial objective was to serve as a consultant,...

Riddle me this: What is the very thing that people need to start their day? It wakes them up? At times, it keeps them up? It can be strong. It can be week. And while...

Dear friends,

July was Independence month and the month of FREEDOM! During the month, we took a 30 day journey to freedom and what a journey it was! As we journeyed together, I hope you were...

The news was hot last week with buzz centered around the legendary LeBron James and his decision to leave the Miami Heat basketball franchise and rejoin the Cleveland Cavaliers. This came as a...