College is an exciting time when a person can explore particular interests and discover personal passions. At least this is what I recall from my undergraduate liberal arts education. While I focused on science, my program encouraged taking classes and seminars in all areas ranging from art history and philosophy to social sciences and nutrition. I was encouraged to go … Continue reading
Author Archive
Self Confidence and Women
When my daughters were young, parents were inundated with the notion that we needed to build our children’s self-esteem at every opportunity. This spilled over to youth sports, where it became the norm to distribute trophies to every child on every team at the end of the season. At last count, we still have over 3 dozen trophies stored in … Continue reading
Spring Cleaning
…make it a personal experience Most of us think of spring as time to tell winter goodbye, welcome the warmer weather and get ready for the summer months. At the first sign of spring I embrace – and anxiously await – the change from the black & white & grey of winter for the Technicolor months ahead. Hibernation is over. … Continue reading
(Re)Model Behavior
In an earlier post, Tolerating Bad Behavior, LWP Chris describes how men in powerful positions have the ability to control and manipulate women and get away with it. The lingering question is: how can women address this sort of behavior and maintain/regain control of themselves and their environment? Time to Model Good Behavior I’ve been enjoying this year’s selection of … Continue reading
BYOV
Be Your Own Valentine -2012 Edition Growing up, Valentines Day was barely a blip on my family’s radar. It amounted to a quick peck on the check and a hug. Sometimes my dad would surprise us and buy almond bark from Kegg’s Candy, dark chocolate, of course. We knew that this was really for Mom, but my brother and … Continue reading
Just a Bad Hair Day?
One morning last week, I looked out the window only to see that the city was fogged in. I was viewing from the 19th floor and could barely see the ground. The buildings and trees were hidden by the haze. I threw on my jacket to take my dog for a walk. When the Fog Rolled In When we returned … Continue reading
Friend or Frenemy?
A friend, who I will call Jodie, recently shared a personal story about relationships, resolutions and responsibility to ones’ self that is revealing and instructive. Tolerating Bad Behavior A few years ago, Jodie made a different kind of New Year’s resolution. Instead of trying to give up sweets – her perennial goal – she decided to take aim at honoring … Continue reading
Make 2012 Your Year
It’s early in the new year and it’s already started – continuous ads and gimmicks for getting back in shape, losing weight, quitting a bad habit, becoming more organized, overcoming financial challenges & debt and appreciating friends and family. Don’t get me wrong. These are all laudable and customary areas to enhance, but will they provide a way for you … Continue reading
What Do You Want?
Last week, LWP Christine and I found ourselves at a most unusual venue – the Holiday Ballroom Dance Classic in Las Vegas. How did we end up there? Sophia, the Dancer During our recent trip to Bosnia we met “Sophia”, who was one of the women in our group. We immediately hit it off and during the group introductions, each … Continue reading
When Did You Know?
I was having lunch with a colleague, communications expert and good friend of many years, Jill, sipping seltzer water and savoring my Mexican food when she popped the question, “When did you know that you were a leader?” I sat silent, trying to go through my memory register to recall the moment I realized that I was a leader. I’m … Continue reading
