I think many of us have a very Hollywood image in our heads of what it’s like to follow our dreams. Perhaps we imagine it’ll be like that scene in Forrest Gump where, “for no particular reason” Forrest starts running across the country. Even though no one knows why he’s running, over time people become entranced with his quest and begin to

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Writing a book can be a lonely and demanding endeavor, requiring many months (and often years) of hard work, filled with people continually asking you one question… When will you be done? I suppose that’s because writing a book seems like a project that should go pretty quickly. You just write and write until you get to the end, right?

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My mind is never quiet, never at peace, never “off line.” It’s always doing something–processing, dreaming, strategizing. It’s a level of activity that’s made me money and often leaves me in awe (I have come up with some amazing stuff out of nowhere.) But it also exhausts me, and sometimes even scares me a bit. Because the truth

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As of 2016, I’ve been doing business as Kane Consulting for 15 years.* The experience has been a gift (I’d like to publicly thank my husband for supporting the endeavor), a phenomenal learning opportunity and, at times, a test of endurance. All of it–the good AND the bad– has taught me some valuable lessons… 1. Fear is

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I read 90 books in 2015, on a wide range of topics. While there were a few commercial hits in this bunch, the majority were smaller off the radar books I happened upon by chance. I enjoy searching for these “diamond in the rough” treasures. But, I know that doesn’t sounds like fun for everyone, so I thought

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Social media is the one of best things in my life… and also one of the worst. It has given me many gifts and made me feel connected, educated, invigorated and inspired. But, equally often, it has made me feel “less than,” lonely, angry, and horribly depressed. In spite of this, I’ve been unwilling to walk away from social media entirely since it’s my life line

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