The Perfect Fit http://keeneperfectfit.com Mon, 13 May 2013 17:20:35 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Are you a YES-aholic? Try this 12-step cure. http://keeneperfectfit.com/yes-aholic-12-step-cure-say-no/ http://keeneperfectfit.com/yes-aholic-12-step-cure-say-no/#comments Mon, 13 May 2013 16:33:12 +0000 Nancy Keene http://keeneperfectfit.com/?p=1440 Every time you say yes, you give away a piece of yourself.  It’s a commitment of time, energy, brainpower and bandwidth. If you are operating at full capacity, there is little margin for error.  When you experience a spike in demand, … Continue reading →

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]]> http://keeneperfectfit.com/yes-aholic-12-step-cure-say-no/feed/ 0 Betty Draper vs. Sheryl Sandberg: We’ve Come a Long Way, Baby http://keeneperfectfit.com/mad-mens-betty-draper-vs-sheryl-sandberg-lean-in/ http://keeneperfectfit.com/mad-mens-betty-draper-vs-sheryl-sandberg-lean-in/#comments Thu, 04 Apr 2013 23:19:55 +0000 Nancy Keene http://keeneperfectfit.com/?p=1396 In the TV show Mad Men, Betty Draper epitomized the ideal of American womanhood in the go-go era of the 1960s.  She was Grace Kelly gorgeous and Bryn Mawr-educated with a drop dead handsome husband who was minting money as a … Continue reading →

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]]> http://keeneperfectfit.com/mad-mens-betty-draper-vs-sheryl-sandberg-lean-in/feed/ 1 A Morning with Seth Godin http://keeneperfectfit.com/a-morning-seth-godin/ http://keeneperfectfit.com/a-morning-seth-godin/#comments Thu, 14 Feb 2013 00:05:59 +0000 Nancy Keene http://keeneperfectfit.com/?p=1366 The brilliant thought leader and marketeer Seth Godin shares his views on upheaval and opportunity in a brave new world, powered by the Internet.  The venue:  Wyly Theater, hosted by Dallas Social Venture Partners via luxury/retail guru Steven Dennis, a … Continue reading →

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]]> http://keeneperfectfit.com/a-morning-seth-godin/feed/ 0 NSFW: Exploring Issues of Gender in Media http://keeneperfectfit.com/not-safe-work/ http://keeneperfectfit.com/not-safe-work/#comments Tue, 11 Dec 2012 21:25:15 +0000 Nancy Keene http://keeneperfectfit.com/?p=1216 Photo Copyright 2012, Nancy Keene British playwright Lucy Kirkwood staged a brilliant storyline at London’s Royal Court, the prestigious venue for new theatrical productions.  NSFW (Not Safe for Work, alluding to inappropriate internent content) parses the image of women in … Continue reading →

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]]> http://keeneperfectfit.com/not-safe-work/feed/ 0 Report from the Eurozone: Milan Fashion Week http://keeneperfectfit.com/report-eurozone-milan-fashion-week/ http://keeneperfectfit.com/report-eurozone-milan-fashion-week/#comments Wed, 10 Oct 2012 22:33:47 +0000 Nancy Keene http://keeneperfectfit.com/?p=1197 Milan Fashion Week is a strategic convergence of style, branding and commerce.  The world comes to visit and the Italians live up to the mantra:   Una bella figura.  Make a good impression. The city is abuzz and alive.  Storefronts … Continue reading →

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]]> http://keeneperfectfit.com/report-eurozone-milan-fashion-week/feed/ 0 The Power of Focus: Success Attributes of Steve Jobs http://keeneperfectfit.com/steve-jobs-the-power-focus-success-attributes/ http://keeneperfectfit.com/steve-jobs-the-power-focus-success-attributes/#comments Fri, 05 Oct 2012 11:55:30 +0000 Nancy Keene http://keeneperfectfit.com/?p=1128                               Flashback to Esther Dyson’s PC Forum, 1984, year of Macintosh launch.  From left:  Nancy Keene; John Sculley, Apple;  Steve Jobs;  Apple;  Robert Toda, Seagate Technology. … Continue reading →

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]]> http://keeneperfectfit.com/steve-jobs-the-power-focus-success-attributes/feed/ 0 Jacki Zehner: Game Changer in Focused Philanthropy http://keeneperfectfit.com/jackizehner-focus-philanthropy/ http://keeneperfectfit.com/jackizehner-focus-philanthropy/#comments Fri, 07 Sep 2012 13:34:42 +0000 Nancy Keene http://keeneperfectfit.com/?p=1151 Jacki Zehner saw first-hand the importance of helping others, watching her mother take the initiative with those less fortunate in her Canadian hometown — driving them to doctor’s appointments, cooking for them, generally seeing a need and filling it. Then, … Continue reading →

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]]> http://keeneperfectfit.com/pay-forward-gender-lens-investing/feed/ 0 Going for the Gold….Girl Scout-style http://keeneperfectfit.com/going-gold-girl-scout-style/ http://keeneperfectfit.com/going-gold-girl-scout-style/#comments Tue, 10 Jul 2012 20:51:48 +0000 Nancy Keene http://keeneperfectfit.com/site/?p=831 If you were an Olympic gold medal winner – or even a team member – wouldn’t you include that on your resume? Particularly for those transitioning to a new post-sports career, it would telegraph a powerful message: High performer Dedicated, … Continue reading →

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]]> http://keeneperfectfit.com/going-gold-girl-scout-style/feed/ 0 Inventing Julia http://keeneperfectfit.com/inventing-julia/ http://keeneperfectfit.com/inventing-julia/#comments Tue, 10 Jul 2012 09:03:00 +0000 Nancy Keene http://keeneperfectfit.com/inventing-julia/ In honor of the late, legendary Nora Ephron who immortalized another legend in the movie Julie & Julia Living in Paris, Julia Child knew she was not a culture fit in the world capital of Coco Chanel chic. She was an … Continue reading →

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