Balance. Everyone wants it, but does anyone have it? Everyone I know seems to be talking about it. It’s a topic that never goes away and it’s the topic people most want to talk about in my mentoring sessions. Articles and books and blogs shout: Put down the technology! Get back to basics! Limit the… Read More
#LikeAGirl – You Bet I Am!
Stop! Before you read any further, I need you to quit reading and watch this incredible commercial from Always, entitled “Like a Girl” (#LikeAGirl). I suspect many of the women reading this have already seen the spot, as it’s been viewed over 18 million times already on YouTube and has received a ton of press… Read More
Do You Have a Board of Directors for Your Life?
Yesterday, I spoke on a women’s panel at the Executive Women’s Day event put on by the PGA as part of the FedEx St. Jude Classic golf tournament. It was equal parts fun and inspiring, but mostly humbling and slightly terrifying as I looked out onto a room of powerful women and tried to offer… Read More
This Coward Needs Your Prayers
Today is the National Day of Prayer. Fact: I am totally intimidated to write on this topic. But the editor of this blog asked me to. I felt like yelling at her: do you know how many books, poems, devotionals, articles and sermons are written on prayer? I don’t know either, but I am guessing… Read More
Shut It and Be Happy!
My original opening line to this month’s post was: Please shut your mouth and stop complaining. Really. It’s been on my mind for months. I’ve been frustrated since January when reading daily complaints on the Internet and in social media land about carpool lines and your kid’s overscheduled schedule and the weather (oh, the weather… Read More
Be the Nemesis of Bland
“Go for it,” Jason said. “It’s been a long time since you interviewed.” He said it as we drove down the Interstate, infant daughter in the car. We were driving from our parents’ homes just two hours away to our brand new house where a pool was under construction in the backyard. Just go interview… Read More