For entirely too many hard-working folks, there is a significant gap between the retirement life they desire and the one they will be able to afford if they do not adequately prepare for the future. Traditional goals such as living in an inviting home and devoting time to adventurous travel may not be realistic for individuals who haven’t calculated how...
Angelina Jolie shocked the world last week with her announcement that she had inherited a BRCA 1 mutation – presumably from her mother who died of ovarian cancer in...
Our son is a current employee of Sweaty Bands (www.sweatybands.com), a woman-owned business that sees the value in diversity. Finding the right fit and the right company is not easy, but it can be done with tenacity and finding the right company to take a chance. Here is the story of his journey to employment after high school.
Life after High School
I remember the day Jack graduated from high school. Our son...
Resumes need to be well-crafted to ensure the applicant stands out above the crowd. Whether it is a traditional resume, video resume or online profile, strategically designed resumes are a business "must". Creating a blockbuster resume isn't easy and takes time and dedication. Many people just want it to be done. They...
As I focus more on my success coaching work that helps women achieve their BIG dreams and visions, I’ve realized that the essential ingredients to this work are helping people understand with absolute, unabashed clarity exactly what their dream is, distill it down to the “right” essence, then birth it through steps that align with their passions, values, needs and wants. To launch our big dreams, we need a continual...
"Why do you like Hillary Clinton?" I was two beers into a great night with a friend that I had not seen in 6 years when she asked me this question. My friend is in her early 60s and I am in my mid-forties. She was surprised that I would be a "Hillary-Fan." That, surprised me.
The number of reasons...
Sex is always marketable, particularly scandals involving sex. Sex scandals can make a career or break a career. Just ask Kim Kardashian and Alex Weiner. Often, how is works out all depends on your Public Relations Firm and your ability to appear appropriately remorseful.
I am not the first person to espouse this point of view. Indeed, in 2006, Frank Dobbin of Harvard, Erin Kelly of the University of Minnesota and Alexandra Kalev of the University of California, Berkeley undertook a study of federal employment statistics provided by companies over...
Have you been following Elizabeth Warren (D. Mass.) in the Senate? I have and I love her. I don't know if Senator Warren is "leaning in" or "setting the world on fire" but I like just about everything she does. And, I say just about everything because I don't know everything she does so I can't be 100%...
critical mass noun 1. Physics. the amount of a given fissionable material necessary to sustain a chain reaction at a constant rate.
