I used to pooh-pooh the notion that one could be afraid of success. After all, isn’t that what we’re all striving toward? But upon further reflection, I realized there is some truth to that statement. Success is a journey and it’s going to look different for each of us because […]
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Take Five, Superwoman: Self-Care for Working Women
To be clear, I am a proud card-carrying superwoman. There is no shame in my game: I am happy that I can “do all the things.” So, this will not be a blog about hanging up your cape. Indeed, these are challenging times and if we are to rise to […]
Are We in A She-cession? Shock and Awe for Today’s Working Woman
Remember how excited we were with the passage of the Lilly Ledbetter Fair PayAct, which (I thought) was to equalize pay for men and women? How’d that turn out? As it turns out, it was only designed to rule out discriminatory pay practices and extend the filing period for claims. […]
Wealth is Created from the Neck Up
At first glance that headline might suggest I’m talking about supermodels or those who use their looks to earn money. As it just so happens however, further reflection reveals I am referring to brainpower. For one thing, people will pay for your skills, knowledge, and abilities and when you use […]
Focus on Self-Awareness
Sometimes when I am out and about, and I encounter a flock of people, I feel like sometimes they lack spatial awareness because they don’t move over or speed up to make space for other pedestrians aka Moi. Is that expecting too much, to be aware of one’s surroundings and […]
F.O.C.U.S. on Mindfulness for Self-Care
Never mind your dog, have you hugged yourself today? (I kid, I kid – no animals were harmed in the production of this blog!) Self-Care. Finally. Women are now realizing they truly need to provide self-care or they will not have a quality of life that is productive and anxiety-free. […]
F.O.C.U.S. on a Successful Morning for Powerful Productivity
F.O.C.U.S. may well be the new sexy – but this view definitely is not! (No, your eyes are not playing tricks on you; do not attempt to adjust your screen.) To have success you need clarity and focus. To assist you on your grand journey, a new article on (specific […]
Taking the Long View on Success
The success journey is often fraught with setbacks or other disappointments. I’m preaching to the choir, I know. With all the stylized fanfare influencers display on social media and in the movies, one can’t be blamed for questioning themselves, wondering if they’re on the right track. The constant refrain, “I’m […]
Staying the Course During Launch
Birthing a business is not for the faint of heart, right? There is a lot of heavy lifting involved and if you have any kind of life (alas, I do not – yet, that is) you are going to have to make some hard choices. After all, if you keep […]
Productivity At Its Best: When the Work Gets Done
Today was a crazy day, in a long line of crazy days. I had a call with a potential new vendor, who texted me the wrong time and then was a no-show. A surprise phone call made me a bit late for my appointment; as it turns out, the party […]