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Hello, I’ve noticed both in myself and those around me a desire for MORE. We are always looking for the next best thing. A promotion, a bigger house, better friends, a nicer vacation. It’s not necessarily bad to strive for things, and yet where do we draw the line? How do we know when striving […]

The post was previously published on huffingtonpost.com A while back, I was experimenting with a mindfulness technique from A Course in Miracles. I had to quietly look around the room I was sitting in and simply label things and people without judgment. For example, “bed,” “mirror,” “rug” — to notice these things and myself with an […]

The post was previously published on mindbodygreen.com I’ve heard many people complain about not having found a “good” mentor — including very accomplished, high-potential leaders. But the truth is, it’s very easy to fall into certain traps when it comes to the process of trying to find a mentor, and eventually to leveraging mentor relationships […]

The post was previously published on Forbes.com When it takes longer than expected to get results, or things don’t go as planned, many entrepreneurs feel discouraged and want to give up. I was watching a special on Beyonce’s career the other night (stick with me…this will be relevant), and was intrigued to learn that Beyonce’s first […]

The post was previously published on Forbes.com Every entrepreneur I know is afraid of failure. It’s human nature. When we go outside of our comfort zone, we feel scared. As entrepreneurs, our ego and identity become so wrapped up in what we are doing, that when things do not go as we expect, we can […]

The post was previously published on Forbes.com Why is it that women with tremendous talent, big visions, and innovative ideas often don’t see their own brilliance while recognizing it in others? I recently interviewed author, entrepreneur and expert on women’s leadership Tara Mohr, who wrote Playing Big: Find Your Voice, Your Mission, Your Message because “I’m tired […]

The post was previously published on Forbes.com How would you like a roadmap for doing everything – including problem solving – with more creativity? This roadmap comes from New York Times bestselling author Michael Gelb, who has spent the past forty years exploring how to help others enhance and apply their natural creative powers. We […]

This article was previously published on Huffingtonpost We can all learn from Andy Dunn, the cofounder and CEO of Bonobos, when he shares that the biggest challenge in growing the company over the last seven years has been, “Me. Managing me is the biggest problem.” It takes a confident and self-aware CEO to acknowledge his […]

This article was previously published on Huffingtonpost If men nursed babies instead of women, there would be a pumping room on every floor of every office building with a flat screen TV playing SportsCenter, plush couches to sit on and lots of free food — bowls of nuts, hoagies, along with two big coolers to […]

This article was previously published on Huffingtonpost Did you know that Danish mothers have, on average, one and a half hours of leisure time every day that is spent in “pure” or child-free time to themselves? American mothers, in contrast, have about thirty-six minutes a day to themselves. I learned of these powerful statistics when […]