Mar 30, 2017 | Happiness Fulfillment & Self Esteem
One of my favorite books is Man’s Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl. It’s a must read. Frankl posits the concept that between a stimulus in our environment and our response lies our ability to choose how we want to respond. It’s the exact opposite...
Mar 16, 2017 | Leadership & Career Development
I spend a lot of time with really smart, accomplished women who are really lacking in assertiveness. When I ask these brilliant women why they aren’t more assertive, I get two common answers; 1) What if I’m wrong? 2) I don’t want to hurt anyone...
Mar 9, 2017 | Happiness Fulfillment & Self Esteem |
Lately, I seem to be surrounded by women who are ready for their second act of life. Their children are grown and mostly independent. Many of these women either didn’t work outside of the house or chose to slow down their careers to focus on family. Of course, these...
Mar 2, 2017 | Happiness Fulfillment & Self Esteem
A few weeks ago, I had a very bad week. Or did I? I was working with a woman who nicely asked me what I was having. As I looked at her with complete confusion, I realized that she was asking what gender my future baby was going to be. The only problem with this...
Feb 23, 2017 | Happiness Fulfillment & Self Esteem |
As I’ve written about previously, I’ve spent a number of years nursing a painful back injury. When I first hurt myself, the pain was so intense and horrible that I vowed to do everything possible to not feel that pain again. I hurt myself exercising, so after that I...
Feb 9, 2017 | Happiness Fulfillment & Self Esteem |
A few months ago, I resumed a yoga practice that I’m just now starting to enjoy. Yoga is hard, yet it is also life affirming and growth producing. Some days I really hate it and some days it feels like the most radically positive step of my life. What’s interesting...
