Archive for the Career
Many people make life decisions on what they don’t want anymore instead of on what they want. Here’s how to better plan your future.
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.
You don’t have to be a stickler for details to be a perfectionist. If you like things done your way, you may suffer from a new type of perfectionism. See if you fit the profile and what you can do to free yourself from this burden.
There is a difference between working on creative production goals and outcome goals. One brings you happiness, the other frustration. Which one are you focusing on now?
I wrote a story about my mother’s influence on my success, something I didn’t discover until after she died. If you haven’t read it already, please read the post on Huffington at http://huff.to/c7Owad.
I wish this weekend to be a celebration for all women who birth, whether babies or grand ideas, and all of you who nurture others to realize their amazing potential.
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 [...]
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 [...]
After finding cat food strewn around the kitchen floor with globs of it dropped in the water bowl, I realized we had a raccoon invasion. This continued for several nights even after we put the cat food in the kitchen sink.
I called my brother in San Francisco who has had a continual problem with raccoons [...]
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 [...]
As work slows down for the holidays and you begin to reflect on what you want for yourself next year, are you thinking about setting goals to solve your problems?
I hope not.
Instead consider, “What do I want to create next year?” You are full of gifts, capacity, intelligence, skills and love—you have everything you [...]
