Archive for the Authenticity

Here’s how you can recognize what disgusts you to both increase connection and your own peace of mind.

In a moment of darkness, I learned a lesson that taught me who I am and what I can accomplish in this life. Do this exercise so you can claim yourself, too.

Is there a need to define female leadership distinct from male leadership? Read the winning entries from the contest defining what a female leader looks like.

Is your goal just a number or is it the impact you make, or both? Here is a story to help you discover the truth about why you work so hard.

I had the opportunity to sit at the feet Don Miguel Ruiz and his son, don Jose. I have pages of notes that I feel I can review over and over as I work to see the world from their eyes. Here are a few of the moments of truth they shared with us.

The Musical Instruments Museum is the world’s first museum to display instruments from around the world with video clips at each station showing locals playing their music. There is a rich diversity of sound. Yet the museum brings all cultures together as you experience something common to us all–people sharing their stories, their passions and their expression of life through music. I learned a few valuable lessons from my tour of the museum.

I am working with two professional organizations on a similar problem—the leaders do not feel the local chapters represent the image and message of the parent organization.
The problem is that in the last three years, as their members scramble to get business and survive, they lose touch with broader more theoretical missions of their organizations.
What [...]

I just received a rejection notice. I applied to be on the board of a professional association. They turned me down.
Part of me was disappointed, embarrassed, angry, and even worried. The rest of me was utterly relieved. Woo hoo!
While interviewing women for my book, Wander Women, I had a very accomplished woman tell me, “All [...]

Being overly sensitive to how people judge us isn’t always a sign of low self-esteem; confident women also worry about impressions. At what price-what parts of ourselves do we keep in exile?

There was a great scene in Grey’s Anatomy last night that I thought characterized the changes many women are experiencing. With no real guidance, and under the threat of losing love, we are starting to say “NO” to giving ourselves away, including our power, our energy, and our passion. Yet, this isn’t easy.
The scene focused [...]