Ever sit at your Thanksgiving table and think, “OMG, we have so much freaking food here. There’s enough to feed an army…”
And then your mind jumps to, “This is excessive. I should probably be volunteering at a soup kitchen instead of eating my fourth round of mashed potatoes and gravy.”
I sure have. In fact, I’ve had that thought for years and haven’t acted on it, until now.
Last week, a friend asked me if I wanted to be on the host committee for The Robin Hood Foundation.
Without blinking or knowing exactly what that meant, I said, “Yes!”
Turns out that the Robin Hood Foundation is one of the best run non-for-profits around.
And totally inspiring from an entrepreneurial perspective.
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I had a really entertaining and enlivening talk today with my friend Scott Stratten. Earlier this year, Scott shared a few nuggets of Twitter wisdom with me that really made an impact and for that, I’m truly grateful. Especially, because at the time, I was a total Twitter newbie and doing it all freaking wrong.
So today Scott says, “Hey Marie, how’d your Rich, Happy & Hot Live event go last week? I saw some pictures online and it looked awesome. Totally different than anything else out there…”
I told Scott that my event felt like an un-seminar. It was honestly one of the best things I’ve done in my life and turned out far better than I could have hoped.
Here’s the deal. Over the past 5 years or so, I’ve been to more business seminars and live events then you could imagine. And for the most part, I’ve seen the same “kinds of things” done over and over again.
Meaning? The business seminars are not really seminars at all. They’re pitch fests.
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Last week I was in Playa Mujeres, Mexico running my Rich, Happy & Hot Mastermind group.
(Shameless plug: we’re opening registrations for the 2010 group within the next month. Stay tuned.)
I have to admit, part of me was nervous about bringing my gals into a foreign country to a hotel that I had never been to before.
But the truth is I had done my research.
And my intuition, which runs 80% of my business and life, said this place was a total go.
And hot dammit, I was right.
From the moment we arrived, we were treated like royalty.
Rather than standing at a registration desk, we were whisked over to a beautiful table and seated in plush, white high-back chairs.
Carlos, the bellman, brought over an elegant sliver platter with cool, moistened white mini-towels for us to freshen our face and hands and then offered us each a glass of champagne while we waited for our room keys.
And then over the next 5 days . . .
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Last night I went to the MTV Video Music Awards in New York City. I had a ridiculously good time.
The opening tribute to Michael Jackson was stunning.
Listening to Madonna talk about her personal relationship with Michael brought tears to my eyes.
Janet Jackson danced like nobody’s business. And I can-not-WAIT to see the This Is It MJ documentary opening on Oct 28th.
Beyonce performing “Single Ladies” live was BEYOND inspiring. Her power, strength and engagement on stage is breathtaking.
Lady Gaga was totally out there… and Kanye West acting like an A hole was another story into itself.
While I’m still riding high on the energy buzz from last night, here are two key business lessons I learned at the VMAs.
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