Archive for the Authenticity
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 [...]
Instead of writing goals this year, can you define your cause? Goals create actions which might have an effect. Causes create effects, making the goals that arise more fluid, adaptable and meaningful.
St. Thomas Aquinas wrote:
I have a cause.
We need those, don’t we?
Otherwise the darkness and the cold gets in
and everything starts to
ache.
My soul has [...]
Judgment takes up real estate in your brain. Your working memory has limited capacity. When you are judging others or yourself, you are limiting your creativity. You are also decreasing your sense of humor and fun.
When you negatively judge someone, you can barely hear what they have to say.
Tip #1 Take in and release [...]
There has been a lot of press around the research that prompted Marcus Buckingham’s latest book, Find Your Strongest Life: What the Happiest and Most Successful Women do Differently. The studies declare women to be less happier than they were 40 years ago.
Really, less happy than my mother? I don’t think so.
I believe the research [...]
I’ve said this before…the leader sets the emotional tone. The leader in a room is the person with social dominance, not just a title. The energy you put out as a leader either uplifts or downgrades the climate in the room, even more than your words.
On this note, Valerie Williams has been coaching and teaching [...]
I just signed a contract with a major publisher to publish a book for high-achieving women based on my research and the Burden of Greatness.
I’ll share pieces of the pages with you as I go along. I know I’ll use some of these posts. Please comment whenever you feel the urge when share thoughts with [...]
A number of you shared your results from the VIA Signature Strengths Questionnaire on www.AuthenticHappiness.com. Thank you.
What I found so amazing was how we were all so similar in what was at the bottom of the list, even more so than what was on top. In other words, high-achieving women may value different things in [...]
