Comments on: Hoping to IMPRESS… or IMPACT?

By: Joan Vasquez

Joan Vasquez — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 03:34:26 +0000

This blends well with the Red Spoon concept. Recently, I gave a potential client a red spoon because I wanted to make an impact in helping this client solve a huge problem. He wrote me back to let me know that he would be sending money and signing on with my company. People can tell when you are authentic and truly empathetic and not just out for #1 (aka desperate). I have BBF’s who know that I get just as excited about referring business to them as I do about getting business for myself. Truth is always truth: You reap what you sow.

Thank you once again for your very insightful perspective. Now….where can I get one of those T-shirts? 😀

By: Dani Ticktin Koplik

Dani Ticktin Koplik — Mon, 07 Mar 2011 23:00:10 +0000

P.S Geraldine Doyle, née Hoff, age 86 died in December 2010.
In 1941, when she was a 17 metal factory work in Ann Arbor, Michigan when a UPI
photographer snapped a photo of her as she was working. This photo was used
in designing a Westinghouse motivational poster that later became known as
the “Rosie the riveter” poster.
Ironically, Doyle, who was a cellist, feared for her hands, causing her to quite her job after only two weeks.

By: Dani Ticktin Koplik

Dani Ticktin Koplik — Mon, 07 Mar 2011 21:42:28 +0000

Hey, you fell into the girl trap!!! You make such great, insightful and actionable points but undermine their (and your) power and credibility by saying your confidence “FAR EXCEEDS” — your caps — your actual abilities. What’s up with that? Anyone who knows you knows how brilliant you are so please try to avoid the girl trap of false modesty. OWN IT, DAMMIT!!!

Important and impactful for you, us and the daughters we’re lucky enough to be raising.

By: bmichellepippin

bmichellepippin — Mon, 07 Mar 2011 16:48:30 +0000

In reply to Trudy.

WOW! Thanks Trudy! I love your post! How did you find http://www.bmichellepippin.com?

By: Trudy

Trudy — Mon, 07 Mar 2011 16:14:41 +0000

Thanks to the strong and hopeful mothers of the world! My outlook on life has also largely come from my mother and I thank her daily for it. As children, whenever we said the word “can’t”, we were told IMMEDIATELY “there’s NO such word as can’t!” You see, back then the word “can’t” wasn’t even in the dictionary and she would pull that big, old Webster dictionary out and challenge us to find it…and of course we never could. She continually told us, “You can do whatever you set your mind to.” What she taught me those thousands of times I tried to use the word “can’t” is that yes you can. If it doesn’t work this way, well let’s just find a different way to make it work.

I think that my positive outlook on life and every situation I find myself in all comes as a result of my mother and her relentless belief that WE make the good things happen to us in life through hard work and perseverance. This is the key to MY success! 🙂