Lipstick Money
Last week, I went to a women’s group meeting, where the term Lipstick Money came up repeatedly. By women who described the various part-time and substitute jobs they have held while enabling their...
View ArticleTHE FOUR CORNERS OF HAPPINESS
TOUCHING THE FOUR CORNERS OF HAPPINESS Imagine a square and its four corners. The idea is to touch each activity or component at least once a day and observe what effects this new habit has on your...
View ArticleTHE HERO’S JOURNEY – part 1
My mentor Steve Mitten introduced me to the teachings of Joseph Campbell. Campbell was an American mythologist and professor at Sarah Lawrence College who made a lifelong study of mythology, religion...
View ArticleTomorrow will be better
I just returned from living abroad for three years and getting used to following US politics on a daily basis again, I am very curious about the Government Shutdown. In India, chaos is the daily news:...
View ArticleThe cost of not dealing with shame
Recently, I had several conversations with women who told me that they had an experience they are so ashamed of – they could not share it with anyone. These were not terrifying life threatening events...
View ArticleToday I want to be my dog
It’s raining hard with gusts of wind slashing water sideways, dark enough at 7am to turn on the lights. If it were Sunday, I would turn over and snooze another hour. Then I take a look at my dog and...
View ArticleA perfectionist’s dream
What would it be like to be perfect? It could be eating a healthy balanced meal with very little effort, like this one I had for dinner last night – pre cooked organic vegetables, high quality olive...
View ArticleYou think you are too old to claim a new career?
As a career coach, I am routinely confronted with reasons my clients present WHY they will NOT be hired. While this is a well know psychological phenomena – if you expect to be disappointed you cannot...
View ArticleAlmost the same but not quite
What attracts us to others? Friends, co-workers, spouses and even random acquaintances? There is a magic formula of “enough sameness” to hit it off. By definition, we will never meet a perfect copy of...
View ArticleWhat does your New Year’s resolution look like on March 1st?
If you chose a New Year’s resolution this year, and many years before that – what has it led to? If you are satisfied with the outcome, celebrate! It is rare for these plans to work out. Let’s look at...
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