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Put Your Stress Into Words

Three years ago I began my master's degree in positive psychology. My classmates and I, new to each other, were waiting for our first class to start. Everyone was a little anxious because one of us was about to be called on to tell their "You at Your Best" story about a time when we overcame a...

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High-Achieving Women Think Differently

People carry with them a set of rules or beliefs about the way they feel the world should operate.  These beliefs are shaped by your experiences, the way you were raised, your values, your friends, popular culture, and more.  For many successful women, their deeply held beliefs about how...

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Quick Strategies to Bust the 10 Most Common Stressors

Managing stress and the fast moving pace of life is a constant challenge.  Too much stress and you burn out; too little stress and you become bored.  Performing at optimal levels requires that you take stock of what stresses you and utilize specific strategies for managing those stressors. ...

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Create More Time in Your Day by Answering These 5 Questions

As a busy woman who works with busy professionals, I often hear this question:  “How can I get more time in my day?”  With busyness and disconnection at an all time high, these five questions will help you assess what changes you can make to create more time in your day and reconnect with what...

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7 Ways to Retain and Promote Top-Performing Women

After spending over a decade in the legal profession, much of it as a practicing attorney, I spent a great deal of time observing the career paths of talented women.  Frustrated by the lack of inclusion of women in the partnership ranks, I often felt that those who led organizations were...

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7 Simple Resilience Strategies for Busy, Complicated Lives

Recently, I’ve seen the term “resilience” applied to everything from real estate, to the economy, sports, current events, business, and more.  Resilience is a popular buzzword, but what really is resilience?  Most people are able to define it as the ability to bounce back from adversity, but few...

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Do You Explain Your Success Away?

When I was a young attorney, I attended a real estate closing with a female real estate partner in my office. She had been practicing for years, had successfully navigated the pressure cooker of working in a large law firm, was on several prestigious boards, and had a cache of clients willing to...

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