Blog | Cokie Berenyi

February 25, 2020 • 0 Comments Cancer Opens Many Doors

Cancer opens many doors—one of the most important is the door to your heart. —...

February 20, 2020 • 0 Comments What is Your Commader’s Intent?

What is your life goal, your mission statement, or your Commander’s Intent? What keeps you...

February 14, 2020 • 0 Comments Exercise: Your Secret Weapon!

Today, I’m in the middle of a training/exercise program that will prepare me for the...

February 13, 2020 • 0 Comments Let’s Open Doors Wide!

Some of you know that this May, I will climb Mt. Everest to raise money...

February 7, 2020 Your Perfect Day

A Day Away from Social Media! Many times, I begin my live 411 broadcasts on...

January 30, 2020 My Perfect Day: Climbing for a Cure!

My Perfect Day: Climbing for a Cure! I wrote the following for almost 2 hours...

January 23, 2020 2020: Change Your World

You can imagine how thinking about altitudes, heights, and risks taken for the sake of...

January 16, 2020 Time for a New Beginning

Have you ever had what you thought was a perfect day? Most of us have....

December 18, 2019 It’s not just about Money!

This Christmas and holiday season, I want to encourage you to think outside of your...

December 12, 2019 What you want could be what you have right now!

Christmas News Flash! Happiness and satisfaction are not based on material possessions. They are based...

December 2, 2019 Tailored Living Made Perfect with Polly Epstein

You know the feeling, a disorganized desk can make you personally feel disorganized at work....

November 27, 2019 The Things We Are Most Thankful for—

As I write this to you, I’m reminded of all the opportunities I have been...

November 25, 2019 A Life Well-Lived with Susan Pearlstine

Susan Pearlstine, powerful woman, entrepreneur, owner and founder of The BEND in Charleston, joins me...

November 16, 2019 What is Your Stage?

Odd question? It may seem like it is, but for thousands of people this is...

November 4, 2019 Investing in Perfect Days with John Osborne

Talk about experience assets! Today’s #PerfectDay Podcast guest, John Osborne, has years of experience building...

October 28, 2019 Everyday Everest with Cokie Berenyi and Mary Delaney

In a special edition of the #PerfectDay Podcast, the tables turn as I am interviewed,...

October 7, 2019 Perfect Find, Perfect Style with Laurin Collar

A woman out to achieve her dreams is a powerful being! Laurin Collar, mastermind behind...

September 23, 2019 How to Embrace Being Perfectly Imperfect with Kimberly Powell

You’ve heard me say this quote many times: “No beautiful thing is perfect.” This edition...

September 9, 2019 Dedication Through Design with Kat Martin and Renee Smith

Subtle and Sass Boutique Co-Founders Kat Martin and Renee Smith join me on the Perfect Day...

August 12, 2019 Time for that Crucial Audit!

Individual, business person or an entrepreneur a-like, you may know what it feels like to...

August 5, 2019 The Magic of Toys and Perfect Days with Christine Osborne

It’s magic on the #PerfectDay Podcast! Christine Osborne, Owner of Wonder Works joins me to...

July 29, 2019 Do You Know The Secret?

The secret to financial security is not having more money in the bank. It’s in knowing...

July 15, 2019 Is your “Virtual Hatrack” Empty? Too Many Hats? Take a Few Off!

Years ago, musical artist Amy Grant wrote a song entitled Hats! It is about a...

July 8, 2019 Find Your Center: Fighting Cancer and Staying Healthy for More Perfect Days.

Dr. Jessica Thaxton, Assistant Professor at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) is out for the...

July 1, 2019 Performance Measured is Performance Improved

Find your purpose in life and lean into the edge of it! Reach for your...

June 17, 2019 What is Your Wakeup Call?

Years ago, I heard the old adage: if you want to get a person’s attention,...

June 3, 2019 No Ghost Tales Here: Keeping Spirits High with Katherine Frankstone of Grey Ghost Bakery

What are best practices to solving problems when there’s always a new one? Joining me...

June 3, 2019 What is Your Life Purpose?

Every week, I talk with people who tell me they are not happy, feel overwhelmed,...

May 20, 2019 Your Perfect Day

Brené Brown writes, “I don’t have to chase extraordinary moments to find happiness – it’s...

May 13, 2019 How to Bring More Color (and Balance!) Into Your Life with Liz Martin Cannonborough Collective

Work and life doesn’t have to suck. In fact – if you’re not having...

May 6, 2019 How Many Hats Do You Wear?

A couple of years ago, I had an imaginary closet full of hats! Some colorful,...

April 22, 2019 What is Your Strategy for the Future?

Last week, we saw Tax Day come and go – uneventfully. Many of you wrote...

April 8, 2019 Are You Selfish Enough?

I’m going to go out a limb and assume you have joined the masses that...

March 25, 2019 How Do You Cope?

I was recently on Instagram and typed this question into the search box. Some of...

March 11, 2019 It’s Clearer on the Top!

People, who climb mountains know there is an energy and synergy that comes from reaching...

February 25, 2019 Is the Sky Really Falling? No

I remember talking with a friend years ago, who was totally sewed up in the...

February 11, 2019 Do You Need a Quarterback? Most of us do.

Recently, I thought: What would a football game be like without a quarterback? Coaches would “call...

January 28, 2019 Are You Living an Abundant Life?

Last week, we remembered the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King. One of...

January 14, 2019 Did Passion Bring You Here?

Are you passionate about your life, what you do each day, and about the future?...

November 26, 2018 Starting Up Perfect Days featuring Phyllis PJ Johnson

eFundYourHealth Founder Phyllis PJ Johnson joins me on this edition of the Perfect Day Podcast...

November 5, 2018 How to Say “Hell Yes!” to More Perfect Days

When others ask, “how are you?” – is your response always “busy!”? Stacey Pierce and...

October 15, 2018 Why Every Perfect Day Begins in Gratitude with Capt. Jamie Hough

“Don’t ask someone if they need help, just go do something.” Capt. Jamie Hough, The Chef Redneck...

September 24, 2018 How a Positive Company Culture makes a Perfect Day for Everyone

Paul Heinauer, Founder/Owner and President of Glasspro, joins me on this edition of the #PerfectDay...

September 10, 2018 How to Design Your Digital Brand with Kim Alexander of Garden & Gun

Garden & Gun Magazine Digital Director, Kim Alexander joins me for this edition of the #PerfectDay...

August 13, 2018 Baking Up Perfect Days with Kristin Cobb

Getting started is more important than perfection. In fact, the pursuit of perfection is the...

August 6, 2018 Buy it, trade it, bury it on Everest. Perfect Day dives deep in Crypto-crazy.

Confused about Crypto? Even those who claim to ’get’ cryptocurrencies are confused—-whether they know it...

July 30, 2018 Love, Loss, and the Search for Perfect Days

The messiness and fragile nature of life is not lost on me—Me, the Perfect Day...

July 23, 2018 Get a Job! And Go Dancing with Anita Zucker

Anita Zucker, CEO and Chair of The InterTech Group, philanthropist and all around incredible woman...

July 16, 2018 Overcoming Hardships to Build Perfect Days with Jessica Schmidlapp

After losing her husband at the age of 42, Jessica Schmidlapp and her twelve-year-old daughter...

July 3, 2018 The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Perfect Days with Adaire Pennington

Adaire Pennington, Owner of Fix Blow Dry and Color Bar in Augusta, Georgia was suffering...

July 2, 2018 The Perfect Dog Days of Summer–Connect the Dots.

Webster defines “dog days” as the period between early July and early September when the...

June 25, 2018 How to See Opportunity in Everything with Richard Davis

Richard Davis, Founder of Trademark Properties and creator of TV show, ‘Flip This House’ joins...

June 11, 2018 Why Focusing on What’s Important is the LDD Cure with Amy Balog

“I have to live what I teach.” ConnextionPoint Founder, Amy Balog knows the importance of...

June 4, 2018 Biscuits, Family Cooking and Perfect Days with Carrie Morey

For Callie’s Charleston Biscuits Founder, Carrie Morey, Perfect Days are all about spending more time...

May 21, 2018 More Energy for More Perfect Days with Anthony Flynn

“We don’t have a time management problem, we have an energy management problem.” Such an...

May 14, 2018 The Power of Gratitude and Family in Business with Rhett Ramsay Outten

How has this family-owned jewelry store stayed in business for over 100 years? Gratitude. Rhett...

April 30, 2018 For More Perfect Days, Choose Goodness with Tommy Breedlove

Tommy Breedlove is a self-proclaimed “lucky one.” He came out on the other side of...

April 23, 2018 October 2016 was a pivotal time for you and for me. And, yes for markets.

In the wake of the Flash Crash and Chinese Currency Devaluation in the Fall of...

April 9, 2018 How Clear Communication and Vulnerability Lead to Perfect Days with Brandon Smith

“When we’re clear, we’re more efficient, effective and we don’t have to guess.” True words...

April 2, 2018 A Perfectly Practical First Step to Essentialism

Recently, I shared my story of dramatic essentialism (by choice) during my vacation to the...

March 30, 2018 There is Nothing Good About Good Friday

Why call it good? This page has been written I’m sure, but not by me....

March 26, 2018 The Mindset of Essentialism: Go BIG

Recently, I found myself in a precarious, yet enlightening, travel situation resulting in having no...

March 19, 2018 Bottle Caps and Perfect Days: How Artist, Molly B. Right Crafts a Perfect Day

Creativity and following your passion have no sense of time. So how does phenomenal Charleston...

March 12, 2018 Got EQ? Be thankful you do!

We’re all aware from Emotional Intelligence that Intellectual Quotient is much different. Stop and think...

February 27, 2018 The ER Moment that Inspired DIG SOUTH with CEO Stanfield Gray

ER Moments (or as DIG SOUTH CEO, Stanfield Gray calls his “ah-ha/oh shit” moments) stop...

February 12, 2018 The Numbers Matter – Engage!

According to the latest studies by Gallup, over 80% of the world’s leaders and employees...

February 6, 2018 Making the Shift To Your Perfect Day with Pat Eardley

Grateful to have Pat Eardley, Founder of Shift HR join me for the inaugural edition...

February 2, 2018 Stuck? Get Ready for Transformation

Already falling down on your 2018 goals? Did you avoid establishing resolutions altogether and find...

January 17, 2018 New Year’s Resolutions – My Advice, DON’T Do ‘Em

Huh? That’s right. New Year’s Resolutions are for losers. Excellence is your standard (it is,...