SHRINK TO FIT: Playing Small Isn’t Playing at All

Here comes some tough love:
You are never, ever, ever, going to fit in! And that is “a cause for celebration, not an apology”. You will never make anyone completely happy: that is not your job, it is theirs. Therefore, the only person who can absolutely, positively, be happy with who you are, with what you [...]

Pink Is The New ….. You!

I double dare you to watch this video without moving your hiney…..

See, I told you you couldn’t do it. Now pass it on and make somebody’s day!

In Praise of Older Women– With Thanks to Andy Rooney

Ladies-
For those of you who are not yet 50, you now have something glorious to look forward to! (Psst… make sure you see my message at the end of this post.) This, from Andy Rooney who is a very, very astute (and much appreciated) man:

As I grow in age, I value women [...]

Our Inner Bag Lady

The most recent study on women’s relationship to money has concluded that we women have a mortal fear of becoming a ‘bag lady’. I knew that. So do most of the women in my life. I count myself among some very savvy, educated, influential and professional women who harbor this anxiety in our secret closet [...]

Ambivalant about Ambition?

Not long ago one of my colleagues attended my weekend retreat. At it’s conclusion she told me that while the information was life-altering for her, what really blew her away was her experience of my huge heart and my capacity to empathize, especially given my reputation as being extremely ambitious, a real go-getter.
I was [...]

Passion or Profit?

I recently returned from an international women’s conference where I met with one of the nation’s top marketing strategists. During our meeting I outlined my current business objectives with her. The Cliff Notes version: I am utterly devoted to helping women empower themselves; to helping them step into their own unique style of leadership.
When [...]

Life Off Balance, On Purpose

A few years back a client of mine gave me a copy of the book, “I Don’t Know How She Does It” by Allison Pearson, the story of one woman’s attempt to strike the impossible balance between career and family.
The problem was, I was too busy living the tale to read it and I resented [...]