I absolutely love this quote from Paulo Coelho because it speaks to the impact of the chaos and confusion in life. When ‘life gets in the way,’ we can become disconnected from what we have been working toward in our lives; from being present or still for even a few moments to hear our inner […]
True empowerment comes from within each of us as individuals. It comes from giving power to ourselves by awakening what already lies within us. I believe one of the most unsupportive beliefs about empowerment is that empowerment is given to us by other people; it implies we must wait for it to be given to […]
Continuing with our theme of Empowering Yourself from Within, I heartily welcome this guest post from author and Harvard Business Review Blogger, Whitney Johnson: “I’m not paid what I’m worth.” Who hasn’t said this at least once? I certainly have. But if we subscribe to classical economics — which says that the price paid for […]
As most of you know, I’m a staunch champion of strategies that help introverts succeed in business and leadership. This is why I’m elated to have Jennifer Kahnweiler Ph.D., author of the new book, “The Genius of Opposites,” here as a guest author. Jennifer has written a book that not only helps introverts succeed, it […]
True empowerment comes from within each of us as individuals. It comes from giving power to ourselves by awakening what already lies within us. I believe one of the most unsupportive beliefs about empowerment is that empowerment is given to us by other people; it implies we must wait for it to be given to […]
Someday, after mastering the winds, the waves, the tides and gravity, we shall harness for God the energies of love. And then, for a second time in the history of the world, man will have discovered fire. – Pierre Teilhard de Chardin* The source of all your power is your connection to yourself, your True […]
My business partner recently brought to my attention a video of Jane Goodall speaking about the power of female characteristics (posted below). I think Jane’s message is pivotal for women, particularly in regard to the success of women in the business world: What I have been saddened by very often is that some of the […]
I wrote last week about what I feel to be an undeniable truth, that what determines who you are as a leader is who you are as a person. I shared my strongly-held belief, “It’s not possible to be a visionary leader if you do not have the ability to connect to the vision that […]
A few weeks ago I was enjoying a relaxed Sunday brunch in Atlanta with friends when the exceptionally intuitive woman sitting next to me said, “You’re happy but you’re not really happy.” At the time, I thought – all things considered – I was pretty happy. So my response was a simple, “I’m not??” She […]
I am spending some time on an island with my extended family and yesterday when I made my daily Dunkin’ Donuts run I ordered a coffee for my mom: a small coffee with skim milk. They accidentally put sugar in it and unfortunately I didn’t know this until I got home and my mom exclaimed, […]
