by Marissa Russell Having a strong social support system is critical to our emotional and psychological wellbeing, yet when we become active in our careers it often slips to the bottom of our priorities list. It is time to retire the age-old excuse of, “I’m busy” and acknowledge that you have been using that as […]
by Maya Chendke | Featured Contributor Traveling for work can be exciting when it’s shiny and new. There’s the excitement of seeing new places, earning better frequent-flier tiers, and the fresh crackle of a new passport. When the work-travel is done, what exciting places will I visit with those points and the passport? But as […]
by Maya Chendke | Featured Contributor “Eat well!” “Be mindful!” “Exercise!” We should all be doing these things – things that we know are good for us, will improve our quality of life and things that are actually quite “simple” to do. For example, eat carrots, not chips; meditate, instead of watching Game of Thrones; and […]
by Lucy Rendler-Kaplan | Featured Contributor How do you feel about meditation? I’ll start: for me, it was very hard to get into. Things are generally harder the more you think about them, as opposed to just jumping in and starting them, and that’s how it was for me with meditation. I thought, “I can’t […]
by Tracy Jensen | Featured Contributor When I got divorced a few years ago, going back to work, which was something I’d always wanted theoretically became a critical reality. At the time, starting my own business was nowhere in my mind. I had enjoyed my career prior to having kids and figured with a few […]
by Lucy Rendler-Kaplan | Featured Contributor We all have it. That little inner voice that creeps up in the most inopportune times. The one that tells us not to ask for the promotion, that we aren’t good enough, that we shouldn’t accept that date….the list can go on and on. Sometimes it speaks to us […]
by Valerie Jones | Featured Contributor “Take care of yourself. When you don’t sleep, eat crap, don’t exercise, and are living off adrenaline for too long, your performance suffers. Your decisions suffer. Your company suffers. Love those close to you: Failure in your company is not failure in life. Failure in your relationships is.” -Ev […]
by June Cruz | Featured Contributor This is exactly the type of article I would have clicked on a year and a half ago, while six months pregnant, trying to figure out how I was going to balance a newborn baby and a burgeoning fashion career. As I was excited to welcome our baby girl […]
by Carolyn Edlund/Featured Contributor My husband and I recently had dinner with several retired couples that we know, and the subject of work came up. It turned out that each person at that dinner had a similar story. They put in long years working at a large company, or for the government. During those years, […]
by Kathy Scott | Featured Contributor As a mom, I wonder sometimes about how much I need to own it on various issues affecting my teen, especially as it relates to marijuana. With the marketing of “medical” marijuana in my home state of Georgia, I’m put at a disadvantage because I know that she’s getting word […]
