Central Park, Fall 2006. Photograph taken during one of my long walks.

Put Your Career on a Healthy Regime
With My Favorite 12 Step Program

A friend of mine who hadn't seen me in a few months was astonished at how lean and healthy I looked and wanted to know my new magic diet. I was never overweight but my body had indeed become more toned and healthier.

I replied honestly: I'm actually eating more", and continued, "But, I do several more repetitions of exercise each day. And, I walk further each week."

It's true that a little more of anything each day will add up to a lot over a period of time. What can you do a little more each day that will make a big difference in a year from now?

Here is My Favorite 12 Step Program for a Successful Career & Life:

1. Reach. Pick up the phone more often and exercise your relationship-building muscles.

2. Invest. Buy some new equipment to make your business tasks lighter.

3. Move. Get off the couch, turn off the TV, and attend more art events to shed unwanted pounds of isolation.

4. Heal. Eliminate toxic art supplies and replace them with healthy safety measures.

5. Focus. Trim the excess fat off oversized "To Do" lists and focus on top priorities.

6. Select. Adhere to high quality standards in your choice of exhibition venues and you won't be starved for quantity.

7. Avoid. Stop filling up on empty thoughts, unhealthy habits and puffed up promises that only weigh you down.

8. Reflect. Don't go on any crash career regimes, instead take a sensible approach to your career growth and be patient.

9. Reject. Refuse the negative stereotype about age and learn to trust that as we get older we can control our urges, become more competitive, more talented and stronger in every way.

10. Protect. Read the labels and contracts carefully to protect yourself and demand only the best ingredients in your gallery relationships.

11. Plan. Follow a balanced diet of creative, career, and financial goals.

12. Persevere. Don't give up. Add one more repetition daily. Before you know it you'll have increased your resistance to failure and your attraction to success.