Growing up, Labor Day was a big deal at our house. That’s partly because my mom’s mother, who lived with us, strongly identified with the labor movement.

My grandmother Libby was an independent woman for her time (she dyed her hair! she played cards for money!). She took the train to New York City every day to her job at Gimbels department store.

A staunch supporter of her labor union, Libby drilled into my brain never to cross a picket line.

And she told me stories about the early labor movement, teaching me  that workers in industrialized countries had historically been terribly oppressed. The labor movement was their means of claiming freedom and power.

Today as an entrepreneur I often feel like labor and management  rolled into one!

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Maybe you’re just getting started in business. Maybe you already own a business but it’s not doing as well as you’d like.  No matter. Law of Attraction says you’ve already received abundant success.  You’re the only one who didn’t know!

I’m not saying this to brainwash you with a Law of Attraction wishful fantasy (those don’t work very well, have you noticed?). I’m saying it because the universe knows it to be true. Which means you’re invited to know the truth of it too.

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This from the New York Times:  “The [US] government said the economy shed 85,000 jobs last month, surprising forecasters…”

My first thought was: what planet do these forecasters live on?

“Surprised”? Hello! We’re living through a time of complete transformation in how people work and receive income. A transformation to more freedom and more abundance. Who still wants to be a slave to a job??

The transformation is good news. HOWEVER – it may not feel so good to you right now because Continue Reading »