My first airplane flights were very uneasy times. I was afraid to move out of my seat for fear of tilting the plane. And the noises!!! With every creak or a flap change or sense of turbulence I would grab the armrests and hold my breath. Observe the Experts How did I get over this phobia? By watching the flight … Continue reading
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What Do I Want to Do?
LWP guest blogger, Hannah, has provided wonderful expertise and support to advance LWP’s social media As a recent college graduate, I have been facing many major career questions. What do I want to do? Is it ok to get a temporary job? Is interning worth it? If I don’t get a job in the field I want now, will I … Continue reading
Flip the Scipt
At The Leading Women Project, we like to think of each life as following a script. Not a script written for you in which you are merely acting a part, but a script that you can write and rewrite to suit who you are as an individual and what role you want to play. You get to choose the cast … 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
Let Me Call You Sweetheart
…..NOT This week when NJ Governor Christie did not like a question put to him by a woman at a Romney rally he responded: You know, something may go down tonight, but it ain’t going to be jobs, sweetheart. He followed up with a clear cogent comment, but why make a snotty gender-focused comment first? Call … 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
Taking Control
What’s Can You Control? You cannot control the weather but you can remember to carry an umbrella or wear weather appropriate clothing. You cannot control where you were born or wrongs done to you in your youth. But you can control your outlook on your future and what lessons you learn from your past. You cannot control your height or … Continue reading
