Stop Expecting Other People To Know What’s In Your Head
Elissa Bantug was 25 when she had a double mastectomy. She longed for – needed – intimacy from her fiancee. When she expressed her desire, he walked away from her. Why Do You Think He Walked Away? Perhaps like Elissa (and me) you figured he walked away because he: couldn’t handle the sight of her [...]
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In Your 60′s – When The Only Job You’ll Be Hired For Is Grandmother (except if you’re Barbara Walters)
Bounding off the sliding board and leaning forward in a full bore run, my granddaughter – grinning wide – raced toward my open arms. I twirled her til we were both dizzy. Then she wrapped her arms and legs around me and hung tight. For a long time. We hadn’t seen each other in over [...]
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Rebuttal to Men Hate To Give Women Feedback
Really? Men hate to give women feedback? Sweet geezus. If this is happening on a significant scale, then everyone’s losing big: Men – who are missing opportunities to improve their communication practices AND aren’t developing their female subordinates Women – who are missing growth producing insights AND missing the chance to build a stronger relationship [...]
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What Bra Shopping Taught Me About Perceptions & Value Judgments
Bra shopping. I hate it. As do most women. I hate it because it’s damn impossible to find a size 38 A bra. Bra designers mistakenly believe that if your circumference is bigger than a 34 or 36 than your cup size has to be bigger than an A. After sinking into a cauldron of [...]
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Saundra Adams-grieving mom, powerful grandmother & leader
Saundra Adams is the mother of a young woman who was murdered while 7 months pregnant with Saundra’s grandson, Lee. Today she continues to be the single grandmother to 12 year old Lee who was deprived of oxygen while his mother bled out, resulting in cerebral palsy. Her leadership skills include: successfully coordinating a cadre [...]
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Can women handle conflict when they value relationships above all else?
First the research Neuropsychiatrist Dr. Louann Brizendine discovered that women are neurologically designed to connect. She said in the NYT’s best seller The Female Brain, that from the time women are babies you: Value relationships more than almost anything else. Can interpret social cues and alter your behavior depending on the reaction from people around [...]
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Barbra Streisand Had It Right: Don’t Rain On My Parade |Shine Sunlight Instead
I don’t care if you’re jealous. I don’t care if you think someone’s dream is ridiculous, undo-able, audacious. It’s their parade. Don’t rain on it. Maybe they won’t achieve their dream. Maybe they will. The point is, you don’t know what will happen when they decide to up-end their life and go for what they [...]
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When Is “Getting In Your Face” A Good Thing?
A butterfly flew “in my face” today. I never had a butterfly approach me like that before, but I immediately knew why it happened. She saw that I was another butterfly. You see I’ve been going through another transformation in my life and the butterfly was letting me know that I had finally, successfully, struggled [...]
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Women LOVE Your Curves – Stand Powerfully As You Are
Hello lovely, curvaceous women. I thought of you when I was walking to Shirlington the other day. I saw this beautiful curved wall standing powerfully in front of respected, sought after condominiums. The architects knew that a curvy, shapely design is interesting to the outsider’s eye. So they created an undulating and delightful monument [...]
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Coming of Age at 62 – Different Ways To View Resistance
I hate, abhor, and despise attending anything that is labeled as a networking event. People only seem to talk about what they “do”, in other words, their work. There doesn’t seem to be room for learning more about the person; for making a real connection. Yet, what is the purpose of these networking events? To [...]
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