Decoding "The Secret", Empowerment
How Believing in “The Secret” Can Damage Your Life
I’ve spent years developing a spiritual life that is both deeply meaningful and practically useful to me in my life and work. This was no easy feat for me. I had to cast off all the religious doctrine and... Read More
Empowerment
Careers, Empowerment
How To Do More of What You Love (and less of what you hate)
People ask me all the time, “Is now really the time to consider making big changes in my life, or reinventing?” I say YES! Crisis times like these are the perfect time to reinvent. They push you to purify, shed... Read More
Empowerment, Support for Change, Uncategorized
Why Aren’t We Taking Action to Get the Help We Need?
Today, I was chatting with my friend and colleague Beth Leas who runs a fabulous holistic health care center in CT called the Total Life Care Center. In her work and her business, she supports hundreds of other... Read More
Empowerment, Feeling Your Best, Inspiration for Change
Move Away from Fear
In the past two months, I’ve had more than a handful of clients who are dealing with some intense emotional conflicts with others. In fact, I’ve had one or two interpersonal interactions myself that left me reeling. What do... Read More
Empowerment, Inspiration for Change, Support for Change
Are You Having “Palate Fatigue?”
Yesterday, I met with a new friend, JoAnn LoGiurato, Founder of Dancing on Grapes (http://www.dancingongrapes.com), who delivers empowering, educational (and totally fun!) programs and events designed to educate and empower women in their knowledge and experiences of wine. ... Read More
Empowerment, Feeling Your Best, Following Your Dreams, Inspiration for Change
Feeling Like a Wobbly Beginner?
Happy Birthday Geminis! Today’s my birthday, and I am particularly energized and excited about the possibilities on this special day, after a long bout of moving backwards or sideways (retrogrades tend to do that!). But I’m not always feeling... Read More
Advice, Careers, Empowerment, Inspiration for Change, Support for Change, Women in Leadership
What Employers Can (and Must) Do To Support Women at Work
What are the 12 common crises working women face today, and what can employers do to help working women face these challenges effectively?
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Advice, Empowerment, Feeling Your Best, Inspiration for Change, Tips for Empowerment
Been Harshly Criticized Lately? What To Do When Others Try to Make You Wrong
Anyone who has stood up for something they believe in -- and been attacked for it -- knows it’s challenging at best, devastating at worst. What should you do if you’ve been harshly demeaned or criticized for your... Read More
Advice, Careers, Empowerment, Men vs. Women at Work, Support for Change
Women Bullying Women at Work: Can We Reverse the Trend?
In my 18-year corporate life, I experienced a great deal of bullying from women, most of which came from female bosses and a handful of “equals” in the political hierarchy. These experiences were traumatic, and I had no... Read More
Empowerment, Following Your Dreams, Inspiration for Change, Support for Change
The Power of Community for Women
Community for women is powerful. I see this phenomenon frequently – women may feel completely stuck and alone (“broken down” as I call it) in their problems, but when they make the commitment to take a small step... Read More
Empowerment, Feeling Your Best
Advocating Real Beauty – From the Inside Out
What is Real Beauty? DOVE makes a difference. Read More
Advice, Empowerment, Inspiration for Change, Support for Change
Surviving Tough Times: Moving Forward Despite the Obstacles
How do we keep moving forward with optimism and energy when what's appearing in our lives is crushingly challenging?
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Careers, Empowerment, Inspiration for Change, Tips for Empowerment
What to Do When Options Run Out? Take a New Path
In the past several months, I’ve worked with a great number of clients who have found themselves at what seems to be a complete dead-end professionally. Avenues they were fully passionate about pursuing (and would have allowed for successful... Read More
Empowerment, Inspiration for Change, Support for Change, Tips for Empowerment
Hot Mommas Project – Helping Women Thrive
The Hot Mommas Project is dedicated to helping women of all generations thrive and grow. Check it out at www.hotmommasproject.org. Read More
Empowerment, Men and Women, Support for Change
The Overfunctioning of the American Woman
Penelope Trunk mentions Breakdown, Breakthrough in her blog The Brazen Careerist, and comments on my contention that men need to step it up in the arena of domestic responsibility as women emerge stronger in the nation's workforce. Read More
Empowerment
Are You Empowered at Work: 12 Strategies to Gain Rock-Solid Strength and Confidence
From my view, professional women have made tremendous strides in terms of drawing on our strengths, abilities, and confidence in the workplace in recent years, but it’s clear that we have a long way to go before we are... Read More