Trade Offs
A few years ago I divorced my husband of 12 years. It was a painful process for both my kids and I, and one that challenged me to look deeply into my Self to learn how I’d created that life and what choices I needed to make differently in order to create an entirely new [...]
Important Questions To Ask At Each Life Stage Transition
Momentous events in our lives define the stages that each of us through. It’s wise to be asking yourself what you can learn as you go through the transition period from one stage to the next. What questions can you ask yourself? How can you get ready to embrace the next stage? Transitions Transitions. It’s [...]
The Link Between Daydreaming and Intelligence
One exercise I recommend that everyone do is to take a solid block of time (even 5 minutes will work!) and delve deeper into what you really want your life to look like, feel like and be like. Answer questions like: “What do I dream?” and “What do I most want to achieve in my [...]
When It’s Good to Change and When It’s Not
We’ve been taught over the years that change is good; the idea that we need to embrace change and “go with the flow” is one that has been drilled into our heads by our bosses and teachers and perhaps even our significant other. But honestly – there are times when change isn’t the best option. [...]
Tips for Making Life Change Last
When it comes to changing your life for the better and making sure it’s going to stay that way, you’ve got to go at it with an attitude of being in it for the long haul. If the change has value, then it’s worthwhile to stick with it even when it’s tough. Changing Habits It’s [...]
Achieving Personal Empowerment
A big factor in the ability to bring about positive, lasting change in your life is a concept called personal empowerment. You have to believe that you can in order to do. No one can empower you but you. By honoring your core values, you can truly do anything you set your mind to – [...]
Magical Questions to Identify Your Special Gifts
On the home page of this website, the first question I ask visitors is how they identify themselves. How do you define yourself? Are you defined by what you do… or by who you are? For most women, it’s the latter. They view themselves as mothers or career women or caregivers – and of course [...]
Defining Core Values
As you know, I write a lot about core values and how they affect your life – influencing everything from your psyche to your emotions to your physical health. But do you really understand what core values (sometimes referred to as core beliefs) are? Let’s take a small step back and examine this term in [...]
Should You Go Back to School?
There have been a lot of news stories lately about research showing that more working women have a higher degree of education than their male counterparts, for the first time in history. Women older than the age of 25 hold 10.6 million degrees at the master’s level or higher. For many years (since 1996), the [...]
The Qualities of a Leader
Have you ever wondered what the difference is between a woman who just does okay in her career and one who rises to the top to lead others? Certainly there’s a difference between men and women when it comes to leadership qualities, but what are the qualities unique to a woman that let her excel? [...]
