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Sep13th2010

Mirror, Mirror On the Wall

I just realized that I have developed a distinct and palpable fear of mirrors and cameras.  The older I get, the less I expect good news from either my reflection or my picture.  This is a sad state of affairs and I am ashamed that I feel that way.  I know I’m not alone in [...]

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Aug17th2010

Find the Elf in YoursELF

I think everyone should have a recording of a child laughing. Although we adults often chastise the younger humans in our lives for giggling inappropriately, the reality is that kids really know how to access joy and they readily give themselves permission to have fun. When children think something is funny, everyone around them knows [...]

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Aug8th2010

Balancing Your Career Dreams with Time for Self and Family

Many women enter the working world excited about the possibilities. They were told as girls they could accomplish anything. No one told them it would be hard to accomplish “everything.” In researching my book, Wander Woman: How High-Achieving Women Find Contentment and Direction, I found that more and more women feel the need to realize [...]

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Jul22nd2010

Creating Empowerment Circles

The tired cliché “women’s work is never done” is a reminder that a woman, whether she be housewife or C.E.O., carries a tremendous nonstop workload. With an inbox that is never empty and a “to-do” list that never quite gets done, most women are chasing an illusive ideal put forth in the booming economies of [...]

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Jul13th2010

ARE YOU RIGHT BRAINED AND LEFT “BUT”ED?

Roger Sperry, a Nobel Prize Winner, initiated the study of the relationship between the brain’s right and left hemispheres.  His findings showed that left brain thinking tends to function by processing information in an analytical, rational, logical, sequential way.  Left brainers deal with situations by collecting data and making analyses to reach a logical conclusion.  [...]

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