Yesterday morning I had coffee with a fellow mindfulness teacher in the tiny town of Canonsburg, Pennsylvania. As we swapped stories about how we were led to this work, she spoke of helping couples who had been through some sort of trauma – an affair, addiction, etc. – but were trying to repair...
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Let The Feedback In: Don’t Let Your Wallet Fly Off Your Car!
I was scared. I was tooling down the D.C. Beltway when another car pulled up right next to me, blaring its horn. The passengers were madly gesticulating to me, but I had no idea what they were saying. All I knew was that they looked angry. Menacing. I thought, “Are they trying to run me off the...
Are You Free?
A few months ago, I was having a heated feminist discussion with a lesbian lawyer who specializes in LGBT legal issues. (As of last week's Supreme Court decision, her business must be booming! Hooray!) We were both on fire with the issues and loving the debate. The question was whether women are...
Be A Leader When You Grow Up
When women are spending time out of the workforce, much of their volunteer work—and home work—nurtures children. When I read Stacey Epstein’s Inc. magazine article, “Raise Your Daughters to be Leaders”, I was reminded that we can all play a role in nurturing future women leaders in our local and...
Do Women Prefer Entrepreneurship Over Board Positions?
By: Deborah Sweeney Women, despite all of the advances that our society has made, are still forced to grapple with the glass ceiling. While some women have made a name for themselves as directors and board members of major corporations, only 17% of the over 5,000 board seats for S&P 500...
Women in Leadership – It Takes Courage, Self-Esteem and Fortitude
By: Jonena Relth Over my career, I’ve watched as the yearning for leadership has grown within the female ranks around the globe. But being a woman in leadership hasn’t been and still isn’t available to all qualified women who work hard and would make excellent leaders. The glass ceilings are...
How To Be Unforgettable
By: Kristi Hedges It was never easy to leave a lasting impression on others. Now, it’s nearly impossible. The precious real estate in our brains is oversold, and as study after study shows, we’re becoming increasingly overwhelmed and distracted. Consider that the average American hears or reads...
How To Excel At Work In 3 Easy Steps
We've all been there. Having a great day. Checking things off the to do list. Then boom! You hit a wall worse than a marathoner bonking at mile 20. You want to crawl under the desk. It takes an hour to get back to the same level of productivity. That's an hour you’ve either lost or you have to...
Powerful Women – Does Everyone Get a Trophy?
Women are renegotiating their relationship with power. The signs are everywhere, from the headlines about Sandberg, Slaughter and Mayer to the celebration of a U.S. Senate sporting 20% women. Warren Buffet says women are a key to economic growth (a trend that's been supported by research and which...
I’m Not Balancing Work and Life And I Feel Great
by: Inge Geerdens Being a female entrepreneur has its upsides, but also its disadvantages. Like having to find an answer to the question I - contrary to my male colleagues ? - get asked a lot. “As a mother of three children, how do you balance your work and your private life?” This time the...