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Time to Shine

Stefanie Ziev — Wed, 19 May 2010 02:18:35 +0000

Since I was 12 years old I’ve been dreaming of being Phil Donahue. You thought I was going to say Oprah, right? This dream was pre-Oprah. That dream came later. Growing up I was a hardcore Phil fan. I was excited by his energy as he ran up and down those stairs to reach each [...]

Happiness is…

Stefanie Ziev — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 05:26:36 +0000

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The New B2B: Bigness To Business

Stefanie Ziev — Sun, 18 Apr 2010 16:33:35 +0000

I’m obsessed with a show called Shark Tank. Have you seen this? It’s brilliant. Five uber successful business people including Daymond John of the $350 million clothing line FUBU and Kevin O’Leary who sold his educational software business to Mattel for $3.7 BILLION give budding entrepreneurs the opportunity to take their business ideas to a [...]

Finding the “Message” in the “Mess”

Stefanie Ziev — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 01:44:58 +0000

I was walking my dog today and came upon this sign. I immediately knew it was a message and also a metaphor for what’s been present for me over the past few months. I’d been feeling disconnected from myself. I had let my morning practice go, I’d not been eating well or sleeping enough and [...]

My 30′s: A Love Letter

Stefanie Ziev — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 23:58:06 +0000

Dear 30’s, It’s the day before my 40th birthday and I was thinking about how I wanted to spend it. How could I make this day as memorable as possible before I leap into a decade that fills me with a huge amount of excitement and a tiny hint of (hopefully healthy) fear? And then [...]

I Heart Valentine’s Day – Literally

Stefanie Ziev — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 00:18:56 +0000

It’s Valentine’s Day. I’m walking along the streets of New York as people are rushing by me. Something pulls my attention to the ground and I see this lovely, little, gray heart getting trampled on by the masses. I’m stunned that no one’s noticing this sweet godwink. I stop, move to it, and know it’s [...]

Turning “Chore” into “Choice”

Stefanie Ziev — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 21:21:34 +0000

My friend Tony was asked to do something in a meeting that personally filled me with dread. Just thinking about this duty ignited my inner chatter, “I’m so happy she picked him and not me.” “There’s no way I could do that, nor do I want to.” “That’s definitely someone else’s job.” While my busy [...]

Give Thyself Permission

Stefanie Ziev — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 05:32:12 +0000

I can’t stop thinking about this sweat lodge tragedy that took place in October during a workshop given by spiritual teacher, James Arthur Ray. Did you hear about it? Three people died and nineteen others were hospitalized with various injuries after they spent two hours in a small, ill-constructed space heated at 120 degrees. While [...]

“Let it go, let it go, let it go!”

Stefanie Ziev — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 18:33:48 +0000

After innocently sending an invite to someone I knew long ago in business to join one of my many social networks, I received the most scathing, loathsome, and nasty email ever. It seems, based on his choice language, this person has been holding on to some serious resentment towards me for the last four years. [...]

To Engage or Disengage

Stefanie Ziev — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:47:42 +0000

My clog-wearing friend, Cricket, lives on the fourth floor of a walk-up with marble, uncarpeted stairs. The other day she reached the bottom of the stairwell only to discover that she had left something in her apartment. She turned around, ran back upstairs, grabbed what she needed and ran down the steps again. This time, [...]

“Clarity Requested…”

Stefanie Ziev — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:25:08 +0000

I have a new hero. His name is Tony. This man knows what he wants and knows how to get it. It’s intoxicating to witness. In a meeting a few weeks ago people were excitedly talking over each other. Then a calm, yet confident voice rose above it all and with the most pristine, southern [...]