Blogging Break

Wow! It is amazing how fast things can change. I like to think of myself as someone who adapts fairly easily and quickly to change, after all it ha...

The Spirit of Sports

Sports? Is Sherry talking about sports? Yeah...I am watching one of my favorite movies, Remember the Titans. I think this is the 20th time I have w...

Questions of Faith - Obama and McCain

I watched the forum last night. I really liked the questions that were asked. I think questions about faith and religion should be asked. I do beli...

Who Annoys You The Most?

My dad taught me not to hate. Every time I would say I hated someone he would correct me and say, "no you hate what they are doing, not the person....

Thinking About High School

Last night I was showing my husband Facebook. Yes, for as long as I have been involved in Social Media, my husband has been a little in the dark. H...

Moving on Up

I am working at the Studioplex office today. Les is closing on their other space here which will be the video and podcasting studio. Throughout the...

What Does Independence Mean to Me

Lately I have been getting repetitive google hits on my site "What Does Independence Mean to You?" Mostly I have been trying to ignore my stats lat...

But I Want It NOW

My husband calls me Veruca Salt whenever I start to get impatient. Besides seeming like an unreasonable spoiled brat, these moods also get in the w...

Thank You Sir, May I Have Another?

I am slowly recovering from this morning's workout. If you have never hired a trainer then you have never really worked out. I started with a 10 mi...

The John Edwards Affair - Do I Really Care?

Alright, you can not get away from this story. I just took my boys out to eat and the story was all of the news on the TV at Ipollito's --- days af...

True Friends

This past weekend hanging out at the beach with my best friend from high school and my family was really special for me. At one point I was lying o...

There they go....

And here we go...

I am taking a bit of a break while I wait for the bathroom to be free. We are all getting ready for tomorrow, a day of new beginnings. Last year my...

Fun at the beach

Where Did I Lose You?

Well, if you are reading this, I guess I have not lost you...but through the journey of being an Entrepreneur I have lost a number of people who se...

Count Down to Sitting on the Beach

In about 24 hours I should be driving down to St George Island. It has been 11 years since we have been there. It was our favorite place to go to w...

I Did It!

Very little anxiety throughout the day. Actually a pretty productive day overall. I met with the accountant and she did a wonderful job explaining ...

Dealing with Anxiety

I have mentioned it before, long ago, that I sometimes suffer from anxiety attacks. I am not exactly sure when they started. When I try to think ba...

Today's Lesson

For the past year I have been really focused on improving the areas in my life and personal habits that tend to hold me back or make things difficu...

These seem pretty accurate based on a few people I know

and besides, blogging this is the easiest way to "forward it to x number of people" so that I can receive good luck :) CAPRICORN - The Go-Getter (D...

The Best Concert I Have Ever Experienced

I took my son and one of his friends to Projekt Revolution today, an all day concert that Linkin Park puts together. Lots of great bands, but we wi...

Energy Beings

I buy in to the quantum physics theories, not that I can completely claim I understand them. Of course, I buy into biology and chemistry and I don'...

Some Days I Need to Pinch Myself

I am a couple of months away from my 3 year anniversary, when I left a steady paycheck and decided that social media was my future and I was going ...

The Body is a Strange Thing

So I was awake at 4:30 -ugh - and at the gym by 5 am for my metabolism test. I was right, my metabolism is insanely low. I would maintain my curren...

Burning Bridges

One of the things I have listed in my 100 things I have learned list is to Burn Bridges! This goes against some of the more popular thinking of "Ne...

Addiction

I have no caffeine in my system right now. Tomorrow is my metabolism test and I have to avoid caffeine and alcohol for 48 hours prior to the test. ...

Why I Watch the History Channel

The past week I have sat in front of the television (while working) with the history channel on. I have learned about adultery, betrayal, mass murd...

My New Favorite Site

When I see a cool new tool, I tend to throw it in my Del.icio.us account to review later....whenever...eventually. Today I am preparing for my Mark...

Allowing Evolution

Strategic alliance - that is currently my focus, not for me, but for my clients. In a conversation today I was faced with a fork in the road. Which...

Commitment

Alright - I did it.... I paid for my trainer(s) in full...I would not agree to payments, I wanted the full commitment. Friday at 5AM I go in for th...

Concept Hub, Inc is Moving

So I kinda mentioned it in yesterday's post but today I have the picture. Meet Les... Mr. Ottolenghi has more than 20 years of experience as a seni...

Outlining the Next Few Months

So much to juggle, however they are things that keep me motivated. First the house...the house is a perfect example of "be careful what you ask for...

It's a Journey

I was reflecting on a past random conversation today. I do that...a lot. Scenes in my life just play as re-runs over and over again in my head. Any...

Where was the candid camera?

I had a lunch meeting today at Sun In My Belly in Decatur. The purpose of the meeting was to review a 70 page market intelligence report and discus...

It's Simple and Yet We Make it So Complicated

What am I talking about? Life. Life in general but more specifically the relationships in our life, those with others and the one with ourself. Yes...

Say Goodbye

It has always been interesting to me how we teach out children to smile and wave as people leave them. Our natural instinct is to cry. Babies do no...

A German Day

A good friend of ours is in a German Yodel duo. They are really good. We were at a party not long ago and before she started playing her accordion ...

Mourning my Blog

This is my second personal blog. My first one was deleted. I still think about it often. My youngest son and I were arguing about what was the firs...

Work in Progress

I came across a blog that had a list of "100 things about me." My friend Stephanie Roberts maintains a list of 100 goals. Both of these h...

Oh to be Human

That seems to be the theme for my day. I am reviewing GA blogs today, reading them, categorizing them, being inspired by them. This one is by far m...

I miss you but I am better off without you

I miss you but I am better off without you. the world is better off too I am stronger and feel more free I have the strength and confidence to simp...

Wow - I agree but I am still slightly offended

This is a pretty accurate test - a little too accurate. Your result for The Neurotic Test... The Dork You aren't particularly anxious, and you...

Observing Humans

My husband and I love to watch those shows that used to come on the Discovery Channel, History Channel, or A&E - the educational ones about hum...

My Dream Job, Reading and Writing All Day

When people used to ask me what my dream job was I used to say to read and write all day. I actually had one employer get annoyed with me because h...

Know Your Place

Those words would normally put me in fighting mode. But I have grown. I had a really good morning this morning. I had the opportunity to be the mod...

Did I Mention that the Social Media Club is Back :)

Surprise! My background is not in PR - but I have learned rapidly and continue to learn. So, here is the cool thing in my life - I get to collabora...

It's Just Me

(here is what I write after 2 drinks - you should join me for a 4 drink writing workshop on occasion. ) It's Just Me... It's just me behi...

A Great Find

I have absolutely no reason to be emotional tonight. According to my "personal calendar" I should not get emotional until the 3rd week of...

Learning By Doing

Chris Brogan's newsletter had an interesting Microsoft v. Google comparison that resonated with me. Lohr says that Google has proven that a &q...

Oh Jeez

Apparently I am a superior 1930's wife. Well my mom will be happy to know that some of the things she tried to teach me sunk in. 67 As a 1930s...

Update on the Bennigan's Sitcom

I found a "How to Write Screenplays" book in the basement. It was something I bought for my oldest son when he was into acting. So, I thi...

What Did You Want To Be When You Were Young?

Saturday night my husband and I had a "date night." We went downtown for drinks and desert at the GA Terrace (amazing fried cheesecake th...

The Freedom to Change

Today the talk at the Zen center was related to Independence and Freedom. Prior to the talk I had the opportunity to discuss some personal issues w...

"I am a Lyrics First Kind of Person"

My husband is very visual. In fact he makes a good living being visual. He is an interior architect for a top international firm. When it comes to ...

What Does Independence Day Mean to You?

My youngest son loves to challenge the meaning of every holiday. It's actually pretty enlightening for me. He questioned Halloween and had me ...

Write Your Own Legacy

I am watching the biographies of the American Presidents on the history channel as I write this. Guess who is responsible for the information/opini...

Social Media Club is Back!

UPDATE Ooops - press release was pre-mature (deleted) However, after SoCon08 many people asked me about the Atlanta Media Bloggers group, which wen...

Finding Balance

The other day I took one of those Facebook tests, the one that ask what is your best quality. It said: Your best quality is out-going! People like ...

Freely Speaking

We are all preparing or in some way anticipating lots of changes in our lives in the next several months. More and more people are becoming politic...

Conspiracy Theories and Focused Energy

About a week ago my oldest brother called me to tell me about a 2 hour movie that was on the Internet about many different conspiracies. It's ...

ReBuilding

Someone told me if you are not making a whole bunch of mistakes, you aren't trying hard enough. So, I definitely get an A for effort when it c...

Working on a Song - I Can't Take Your Lies Anymore

in 18 years, my husband and I have only successfully written 3 songs together. Lately he has been fairly consistent in getting into music again, so...

Perspective

A few days ago I described some of the "characters" I had the pleasure to know during my time at Bennigan's. Writing a honest sitcom...

Watercolors and a Blank Canvas

Today at the Zen Center they hosted a Dharma Battle, where each person can challenge the Dharma teachings. There was the ongoing question about wha...

Movement

Last week I was told about the Civil Rights Exhibit happening at the High Museum. I knew it would be something that my older son would be intereste...

Surprise - I'm Real!

I have had a great past couple of days working with clients and potential partners. Last night I attended an ACVB Green event with a new friend who...

The best idea that was not mine

A couple of years ago Jim Stroud suggested that we launch an online training series. I said no. I insisted it would not work because I needed to be...

Sherry's Rules

I read A LOT of books. Books have always been what I turn to first when I need something. When I read something that I want to remember I write it ...

Characters

Some of the most interesting Characters I have ever met in my life were from when I worked at Bennigan's across from the Miami airport in 1990...

Maintaining Composure

This past week at the Zen center the discussion topic started with the discussion leader talking about his experience on 9/11. On that day several ...

Ask and You Shall Receive

yep two blogs in one night - just deal with it :) Last week I posted a comment that I was getting fashion advice from my 13 year SON for a VIP even...

A shift in my blogging

I just returned from dinner with the kids. My oldest son just got braces tonight - which between buying him his first electric shaver this weekend ...

Pure Love

When I was very young, 3rd grade, I began writing poetry. My inspiration came from my oldest brother who is eight years older than me, which would ...

How much should one share about themself?

The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success is a book by Deepak Chopra. I am reading it for the second time and I really like many of the concepts. Current...

Activism vs Attachment

This morning I visited the Atlanta Soto Zen Meditation Center for the second time. This time I bypassed the newcomers class and went straight in to...

Best Movie Line

Last night my family and I went down to Decatur Square for their "beach party." We ended up just having a nice long meal at Noodles playi...

Summer Blessings

My youngest son has no desire to go to summer camp. I sent him to a camp last summer and he did not like it. The challenge is the age difference be...

Life is Good

Yesterday was a great day all the way around. I conducted my second online training class in the morning. Then I met with Nancy Allen from NY Allen...

My Dad

I know I am a day late on this post, but I had some stuff to think about. One of the blogs that I enjoy is postsecret. Yesterday there were post ca...

Our Stories

I am reading a spiritual/self help book called The Voice of Knowledge by Don Miguel Ruiz. It has an interesting theme about how we are all story te...

My 2 Dark Secrets

Actually, do not get too excited. My life has not been such that I do not have any real dark secrets. Actually - I am pretty much an open book, and...

How Quickly People Want to Encourage You to Give Up

I started this company in Oct 2005 - really with nothing - not even a clue. In Jan 2006 I won my first client, a very small deal that was enough to...

Score one for SCORE

Today I had the opportunity to present to the Atlanta Chapter of SCORE (which happens to be chapter of the year). Who is SCORE? SCORE "Counsel...

Posting vs Twittering

via Twitter I learned about a service called ping.fm and was invited into the beta. Like FriendFeed, and Plaxo Pulse, Ping.fm is trying to solve th...

I want more!

I have had 4 cavities I needed to get filled. The last time they tried to fill the cavities I tensed up a squirmed like a snake. So the Dentist tol...

10 years as a small business

Last night I was honored to present at Radius3's 10 year anniversary party. Radius3 is a local web design company serving small businesses. Th...

Management Question

Alright, based on my stats - there are a few hundred people reading this blog. Why are you reading this blog? - I don't know! It is simply my ...

Getting Spiritual

Today I visited the Atlanta Soto Zen center. I attended the newcomers introduction to Zen where we learned a brief history of Siddhartha Gautama, p...

Recap of Today

Today...I enjoyed the fact that the window fan in my room made it cool enough for me to get a good night's sleep. Our air condition is 20 year...

Not a way to run a business OR a blog

I launched my online training classes. I decided to use PayPal for credit card transactions since attendees need to pay prior to attending class an...

Who is going to promote me?

I think one of the hardest mental shifts to adapt to when you launch your own company is the idea you no longer have a boss. No one to show off to ...

Don't Give Up

I think that is one of the lessons that has finally sank in. Problem resolution. That's not always my strength. I have a tendency to walk away...

The "shoud be" summer movie hit

I was not planning on seeing either move - but I WOULD go see THIS movie! Sex and the Strangers - by Shelby

Enterprise 2.0 Round Table

Every other month the TAG Enterprise 2.0 host round table sessions, with an unconference format. We had some great session leaders today! and about...

We are ready for change

Less than 30 years ago I was living in a mostly black and Hispanic neighborhood in Miami. In 1980 we had to stay locked in our homes because of the...

Positioning Statement Dilema

Social Media is hot right now. Everyone is talking about it and everyone is trying to figure out what to do about it. My company helps individuals ...

Insomnia

I can't sleep. It is 1:46am and I am wide awake which really sucks because we need to be at Atlantic Station at 10am for the AVP (Yes, one of ...

He's 40!

Happy Birthday Matt

Learning

Growing and learning is an interesting process when you have a memory like mine. I am a tactical learner followed very closely as a visual learner....

How Can You Compete With Cookies?

For anyone wondering, the training class went really this morning. I ended up using Webex instead of GoToMeeting because GoToMeeting does not suppo...

Sales

I had a great lunch meeting last week and bits and pieces of the conversation continue to run through my head. The lunch was "all about me&quo...

So - I hear you finally believe in yourself...an open letter to a friend

So, I hear you finally looked in the mirror. Took a real good look. I bet I can guess what you saw. You saw the ugliness that others pointed out to...

Class Will Be Held On Thursday

It's official! in fact here is the course syllabus Download course_syllabus_session_1.pdf We have about 15 people signed up and ready to learn...

Managing Expectations

This week I will be launching our first online training class! I do not want these sessions to be basic presentations that you can hear at conferen...

Ever Evolving

On the drive to a lunch meeting today I was thinking about a proposal I had just sent out. I was reflecting on how where I am today and the type of...

Inspirational Breakfast

Stacy and Matt Williams of Prominent Placement were wonderful enough to invite me to a fund raising breakfast for the Atlanta Children's Shelt...

My First Production

Jim Stroud introduced me to a new site, Animoto - I am addicted - check out my new video.

Forgiveness is a Heavy Burden

We have each been insulted or hurt or betrayed by someone in our lives at some point. To carry the anger, disappointment, bitterness or overall poi...

Mother? Father? Parents!

The essay below was written 7/9/98 for a college writing class. Today I was listening to a CNN report about the growing trend of moms bringing thei...

Inspiration for an Entrepreneur

To say that Entrepreneurs are a unique breed is a huge understatement. On Friday, I met with a young (younger than me) bright man who is launching ...

Coffee with my favorite skeptic

Sometimes we just need to have coffee. I was invited by one of my favorite skeptics to meet for coffee this morning. We met at 8:30am and spoke unt...

I Blame My Mom!

Mom - if you are reading this...I love you...but Every email that I send where I used the word was instead of were, through instead of threw, or I ...

A Perfect Wedding

Yesterday's wedding was flawless. My friend, Janeen, was married in South Carolina, where she has family. It was truly a southern wedding. As ...

My Best Friend's Wedding

Yesterday, throughout the day I kept thinking about the title "My Best Friend's Wedding" which I knew was the title of a movie. Last...

How Can I Explain This To You?

I received a call yesterday, which is very similar to many calls and emails that I get. People hear me present, they are in some way convinced that...

A World of Choices

Yesterday we had a very dynamic speaker at the Enterprise 2.0 meeting. Joey Reiman, Thinker & CEO - As founder of BrightHouse, the world's...

Social Media Training - What a Concept!

So, here's the deal. When I started looking into what was going on in the world of social media I had an epiphany. There is no one to train pe...

We Eat Too Much Mexican!

Today is Cinco de Mayo. My youngest son celebrated in his class with a Fiesta. My oldest came home insisting on having Mexican for dinner - which t...

Date Night

My husband and I re-established date night last night. We went to see Christian Finnegan at the Punchline. Wow! that is a crowded room. I purchased...

Career Day

I just returned from career day at my son's school. I got to speak to 6 different classes, but not my son's class :( I really have fun ex...

I Need Help With My Brand

Let's start with the name What a Concept! Here us the origin. It is 1998. I am finishing my Marketing Degree and my husband is finishing his I...

Technology can hurt people

It seems so harmless. A keyboard, and monitor and an Internet connection. But we all know that those three things can damage a person's reputa...

Simply in a great mood

Tonight I had a semi-final meeting with my interns for their 8 week project. We have two more weeks to go and we went over what was expected over t...

this can be applied to so many social media efforts!

Another flaw in the human character is that everybody wants to build and nobody wants to do maintenance. - Kurt Vonnegut

Introverts vs Extroverts

My husband and I had planned on having a date night tonight for our anniversary. I wanted to take it a step further and get out of town. We scratch...

The Story of Sherry and Matt

As of today, my husband and I have been married 14 years! We met long, long ago at Bennigan's Once I learned that he was a musician, I became ...

The Importance of Chemistry

If you have dated or even have friends or even family and co-workers, you have experienced the type of chemistry that I am going to discuss. It is ...

Dual Perspectives

There is a song about the south that is quite comical. It is called Bless His Heart, by Karen Taylor-Good. When you Yankees want to cut someone, yo...

My Limited Powers

I know a lot of people in this city - and a number of people in other cities. Because of this, many people reach out to me to ask for referrals or ...

The Heart of a Parent

I was quite young when my oldest son was born. Not only that I had no experience with babies - none! I grew up as the youngest in the family and ne...

My Team Likes to Party All the Time

I still have not gotten my voice back from last night. Last night we extended our online street team project for Atlanta.net (which I will discuss ...

I have an idea - make conferences free or incredibly cheap

I have received more "invitations" with "discounted" rates to attend conferences this week than I would care to count. No - I a...

Coming Out of the Rabbit Hole

I had the weirdest dream last night. I usually do not remember my dreams, but this was one of those dreams where I knew I was dreaming as morning a...

I am inspired to try Second Life again

I learned about Second Life two years ago. It took me a year to attempt to create my avatar and venture in. I did not have the time or patience for...

The school I would start

A friend just emailed me with an idea for our schools. Her and her mom attended SoCon08 and loved the un-conference format. They were discussing ho...

Spring Break 2008

The Beach The Lighthouse The Fort The Tour of our old stomping grounds The House I grew up in (it was NOT this color!) Matt's childhood home W...

This may be my favorite presentation yet!

I am sitting at a Starbucks in Margate, FL working on my workshop and keynote presentation that I will be giving today for the Human Resource Assoc...

The Spirit of the Ocean

I have never been a "beach bum" - I mean seriously - have you seen my complexion - I burn! But ever since those turbulent teen years I ha...

Thank You Cards, Birthday Cards, and American Flag Pins

My youngest son had a birthday party a few weeks ago. I know protocol states that I should teach him to send thank you cards to his friends who att...

I Hope it is True Love

I am not a huge sports fan, but I love when I get free tickets to an event - especially when they are great seats! Thanks to my brother in law, las...

Sigh - Ahhh - Wow!

It's been awhile

I have not posted in a few days - and that is awhile for me. There are a few reasons. The main one is I am incredibly busy. Currently I am only wor...

What I Have Been Up To

As I had posted on Twitter, my house looks like I am back in college. I have so much going on that I have bought 12 spiral notebooks to track every...

Enterprise 2.0 Executive Round Table

Society: Enterprise 2.0 Meeting Title: "Enterprise 2.0 Executive Round Table" Date: April 2, 2008 Time: 7:30am - 9:30am Location: Centerg...

Getting Political

One of my all time favorite song lyrics - They sell us the president the same way They sell us our clothes and our cars They sell us every thing fr...

Adventures in Parenting

Being a parent is truly an adventure. As a mom I have learned more about myself, about psychology, management skills, and humor than possible in an...

Why I Love Working With Interns

Last night we had our kick off meeting for a campaign that we are launching for one of our clients. I have 4 interns on the project with me. 2 are ...

My Love/Hate Relationship with Social Media

So...A couple of days ago I questioned the concept of self censorship. Today I mention that social media Rocks! Tonight I find myself torn. I am ha...

Getting Social

Today was an interesting day. I started the morning out at Starbucks with Fritz. Around lunchtime we went over to Tony's American Grill for a ...

What do you want to blog about - but never would?

Last night I was feeling restless. In a chat with Tim I mentioned that I needed to join a Trouble Makers Anonymous Group...because I was in the moo...

I heard there was a tornado in downtown ATL

Fortunately my husband decided he had worked enough and came home a couple hours earlier than usual for a Friday night. He is on some crazy deadlin...

Destroying Humanity Through "Process"

Today I googled "Xbox Live, Rock Band, Drum Pedal" to figure out who I needed to contact to replace our broken drum pedal . I came to the...

A Sad Day on Rock Band :(

My 7 year old son has progressed to playing most of the songs on Medium and a few on Hard! Perhaps a bit too Hard...

Rock Band Rock Star

"My Beautiful"

Seven years ago today "my beautiful" was the first thing that came to mind as I held this little guy. "Wow! he has big feet!" w...

Connecting People and Ideas - Using Social Software to Turbo Charge Innovation

Puneet Gupta, CEO of ConnectBeam presenting at the first Enterprise 2.0 Society meeting. ConnectBeam started before the term Enterprise 2.0 was coi...

A night out with the guys

I am totally bummed. I just spent a fun-filled evening with 4 incredible men and I have this great picture of all of us together, but I can not fin...

Creating Your Competitive Edge!

That, my friends, is the new tag line for the company formerly known as What a Concept! What a Concept! was the name I came up with in college. It ...

It's OK to be Wrong

This is about taking a leap, moving forward without knowing everything, walking the high-wire without a net...I mean really, the worst that could h...

Momentum

Offline activities translates to online conversations. So as I mentioned in the post yesterday, there was some twittering going on at the summit. A...

The Possibilities of Mass Collaboration

I attended the Georgia Technology Summit today. So far I found a few blogs, some tweets, and Amani Channels video from the session. I am sure there...

What is Your Story?

That is a book I have wanted to write since high school. My "vision" is to walk around and ask random people "what's your story...

Is "Social Media" / Web 2.0 Special Anymore?

This is truly a "so...what's next" post. It seems that the learning curve regarding social media has peaked. With that there is a lo...

It's the little things in life

I played Rock Band with my 6 year old for a total of a few hours today. I wish I could show you a video - but my husband lost a cord to our camcord...

It's in the Details

You know what is in the details? Stress, resistance, fear, anger, frustration. That is what I was feeling last night - so I chose not to blog (sorr...

We Already Have Enough Technology

I was at a coffee meeting today presenting the services of What a Concept! to someone who was not real familiar with social software. She understoo...

What Makes You Happy?

There is a scene in the movie Karate Kid, right before this scene, where Mr. Kesuke Miyagi rubs his hands together to somehow help Daniel's le...

The Price of Intangibles

What am I worth? What are you worth? What is the value of everything I have learned throughout my life? What value do I bring to a company? On the ...

Introducing Enterprise 2.0

A few months ago I was honored to be elected Chair of the new Enterprise 2.0 TAG Society. I am working with an incredible board; Paul H. Arne - Mor...

It's All About the Plan

I have a new book - it is kind of like The Secret, but a lot more fun. It's called Notes from the Universe and it is kind of like my Magic 8 B...

Appreciation Through Game Play

I finally was able to get past the Metallica song, Enter Sandman on my medium solo guitar tour of Rock Band. I am not a fan of Metallica, but I hav...

But I don't feel like blogging

I thought about this great strategy when I had to relaunch the blog to post at the end of each day. This forces me to look at my day and to see wha...

Bridging the Marketing and Sales Gap

As someone with a degree and passion for marketing but who has spent 10+ years in sales, this was a topic that got me downtown for a networking mee...

Proud to be an American

My step father is from Cuba. I do not know the whole story, but I know he has made some unimaginable sacrifices for his family. His children and gr...

We should be the cool kids!

Is your city social media friendly? Do businesses in your area have a reputation for embracing blogs, podcasts, and social networks? This is the qu...

Do We Discover a New World or Does the New World Discover Us?

That is the question Queen Elizabeth asks of the charming explorer that is seeking her support for a voyage in the movie Elizabeth: The Golden Age ...