Archive for the Life Lessons
On train platform in Milan, two women sandwiched me and forced me to walk to a food kiosk. They taught me a lesson about how women treat each other.
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.
It’s not just about what people will say about you when you die. What would you like to tell the world before you go? What would you share if given the stage?
Last week, Google Alerts announced the death of Marcia Reynolds. I clicked the link to see what people said about me. Could I live up to those words? Could you?
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.
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.
If you have a dog or cat, I bet you look them in the eyes and tell them you love them. Iams, the pet food company, found that 91 percent of customers answering a survey admitted whispering those three little words to their furry friends. Why do we do this less often with our humans?
We sometimes hide things from those we love because we are afraid they won’t love us if they find out, or worse, they will laugh at us which could crush our vulnerable dreams.
Here are four wonderful lessons from a movie that shows us what happens when we keep secrets.
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 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 [...]
