When you think about getting older, how do you define what that means for you? Do you ever see yourself as being “elderly”? Do you envision yourself when you hear the words “senior citizen”? (And let’s face it, that’s probably the most ridiculous of the terms out there considering we don’t have “junior citizens” or […]
Language Matters
The words we choose can alter our thoughts, which can affect our actions, which can, simply put, start to change the world (or at least our ideas about the world). How our words are perceived and received may also depend on our intent and the context within which we utilize or frame them. Even the […]
It’s Never Too Late
Sometimes rock bottom is the best foundation for building something incredible. Chris Gardner, 57, the homeless man who transformed his life and made millions, is a shining example of this. His story is told in his autobiography and the movie based on it, The Pursuit of Happyness. Dewey Bozella also knows that it’s never too […]
How May I Connect You? #TBT
Guest post by Anne Garland, managing director of eWomenNetwork (Greater Hartford and Shoreline chapter) and founder and creative director of Anne Garland Enterprises. Here’s one secret which I have learned over decades of exploring and adventuring toward success and fulfillment: “Having it all” (whatever “it” means to you, individually) can ONLY happen when you build […]
Sustainable Success
Do what you love. Follow your passion. Live your soul’s purpose. These ideas have an almost universal appeal, and they are, of course, true. Yet how we go about doing this is where many of us get stuck. Some just make the leap—quitting their unfulfilling job, starting a new business, committing to a cause they […]
We Are the 51% #TBT
For this weeks’ #TBT (Throwback Thursday) I wanted to share this post I did on pay equality. With the conversation still going on four years after I originally wrote this it was interesting and sad for me to see things that have not changed. But as we continue to discuss these many unequal threads I’m […]
Owning Up
In another post, I talked about an attribute of visionaries: being truth tellers. They stand up for what’s right, regardless of the consequences, speaking the brutal truth when it needs to be said, and acting on that truth in their everyday lives. But being a visionary does not mean being perfect. Sometimes telling the truth […]
The Mayan Prophecy #TBT
For this weeks #TBT (Throwback Thursday) I’m sharing a post that I wrote at the end of 2012. There was a lot of conversation around fear and the end of the world. With the social climate going on from US elections, to terrorist threats, to the global economy the same conversations are coming up again. […]
The Invisible Woman
Women tend to have the blessing and the curse of being invisible, especially as we approach 50 and beyond. The negative side of being invisible is clear to most of us. The world no longer seems to notice or care about us or what we have to say—if they ever did in the first place. […]
Multiple Conversations on Aging #TBT
For Throwback Thursday (TBT) I wanted to reshare this post I did back in the Summer of 2012 about the Power of Having Multiple Conversations on Aging. I read an article (Tori Vigil’s “Thank God for Aging”) that put beautifully why aging is in many ways a positive part of life. What struck me most, […]
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