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
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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
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
THANKS: Giving & Giving Back
Forward LWP is forwarding a powerful message from a true leading woman, Francine LeFrak. Francine is a successful Broadway, television and movie producer. Her most recent production, Same Sky, is helping to empower women throughout the world by providing employment to HIF-positive women in Rwanda and Zambia. The message from Francine is one of giving thanks, and the moving experience … Continue reading
Turning Back the Clock
Last Sunday, Daylight Savings Time came to an end and there were numerous reminders to turn our clocks back one hour. This moved me to think about regrets and if we were able to go back in time, would we do things differently? Looking Back, Looking Forward Regret is common, but the extent to which we let it dominate our … Continue reading
Dreaming in Black and White
Last month, LWP Christine and I traveled with Women for Women International (WFWi) to Bosnia. While there are still many bullet-riddled building and other reminders of the horrific fighting that occurred during the 90’s, what’s remarkable is the dichotomy of progress and the pre-war politics that endure. Women for Women Prior to the trip, I read books about the break … Continue reading
Women and World Peace
Taking Responsibility The Nobel Peace Prize will go to three women activists this year. Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and Leymah Gbowee are cited for their work in freeing Liberia from the tyranny of the past. Tawakkul Karman is the third recipient and she has worked for peace and freedom in Yemen. One only has to watch Abigail Disney’s excellent … Continue reading
Looking for the Similarities, Not Differences
LWP Janet and I spent an amazing week learning first-hand about the work of Women for Women International (WFWI) in Bosnia. This amazing organization provides support for women in eight post conflict countries by giving them emotional support, education and job training and support. The unique spin of this organization is the practice of women from developed countries adopting a … Continue reading
My Life as a Barbie Doll?
Playing a variety of roles in life is exhausting, particularly when the roles seem so separate and distinct. In my corporate years, I could go from power plants(wearing washable black pants, colored tops, steel toed boots) to the executive suites (business suit with heels) to home life with children (jeans and sweaters) . And my personality had to change with … Continue reading
