… and Feeling Alone Ever sit in a meeting or class and wonder why everyone else thinks true and you think false? Or, everyone else says hire this person and you think “ick”? Or, everyone else says “great idea” boss and you see many downsides to the argument that are just not being addressed? This one used to hit … Continue reading
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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
Man Down
An Interesting Read Looking for something fun to read? Or, maybe you feel like you need some data and studies to quote in your next Battle of the Sexes discussion, debating who makes better drivers, world leaders, hedge fund managers or dozens of other things. I suggest the light read with a message, Man Down, by Dan Abrams. His … 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
Women Can Change the World
“The world will be saved by the Western woman” This message from the Dalai Lama, the 1989 Nobel Peace Prize winner, was delivered during the Vancouver Peace Summit in September 2009. It has made the rounds on various Twitter and blog feeds and should make us all sit up straighter and understand that women do have the power to change … 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
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
