The He in SheSpeaks
Back in September, I hosted an event called SheSpeaks. It was a women’s speaking series that was designed to celebrate and honor women – our power, perspectives, voices, wisdom, and relevance. The event was essentially an evening of storytelling and featured five courageous women. I got to play emcee. It …
Read MorePebbles In My Shoe
“The world is a loop. It folds over onto itself. It is wonderfully and uncomfortably malleable.” – Jessica Esch, SheSpeaks 9.22.11 “Time is not free – that’s why it’s so precious and worth fighting for.” – Ann Lamott, Finding Time “What I’m realizing is that the noise…that’s where the electricity …
Read MoreReflections on September
September races onto the scene like a bright red mini cooper doing 80 down a country road. We know it’s coming, we hear the whine of its engine long before we actually see it, and then BLAM, it flies into our lives with a sense of urgency that has us …
Read MoreReflections on August: Go Big or Go Home
There is something undeniably “in your face” about August. Let’s face it – it’s a bit of a bully. As the last official month of summer, it’s the biggest kid on the playground prodding its pudgy little finger in our chests, saying, “Oh yeah, whataya gonna do about it?” We …
Read MoreAdd Water And Mix
What if it were easy and we were all bent on making it hard? I saw Oprah speak in her Master Class series a while back and she told the story of a mother who was holding her son as he was dying. He had a terminal disease and these …
Read MoreFront Row Seats
I fell in love the other day. With a concept. It’s not the first time it’s happened, but it was sweet love nonetheless. I recently had a fight with a family member. I left the exchange feeling invisible, misunderstood, and worse, judged. What made it even more difficult was that …
Read MoreLightening Bugs, Not Bolts
When we’re stuck, at a crossroads or wanting some clarity on the direction of our lives, we often say we’re waiting for those “lightening bolts” of understanding to strike us. Some of us might call them epiphanies – those transcendent moments when everything becomes clear and we know just what …
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Know What You’re Worth
Tired of the wage gap? I am. Women make seventy-seven cents for every dollar earned by a man who has similar experience, skills and education. Yes the organizational systems, paradigms and culture need to change in order for parity to be achieved, but more and more the conversation also includes …
Read MoreGet Your Growl On
I do triathlons with a friend that growls when she swims. With every stroke she takes in the water, she puts so much into it, she makes this noise – like a bear that is fierce and focused, low and guttural. You can almost feel the water vibrate around her. …
Read MoreMastering Slow
You know the fable about the tortoise and the hare? I’ve always secretly rooted for the hare. I know the turtle is wiser, more patient and certainly strategic, but the hare just seems like she has more fun. That bushy tail? The sassy attitude, the outward confidence, the witty banter? …
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