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women warned
The Man is NOT the Plan
Feminist. Who here read that word and immediately pictured an angry mob of domineering women throwing their bras into a burning trash barrel? Guilty. Don’t feel bad. Unfortunately ‘feminism’ has become somewhat of a dirty word because of some irresponsible reporting in the late 60’s during a protest against the Miss America Pageant. Not surprisingly...Read More
Make a List, Check it Twice
You make grocery lists so you don’t end up with a cart full of nonsense. You make ‘to do’ lists to keep your day on track. You make bucket lists for motivation in achieving life goals. So if lists have the ability to help us set concrete objectives, aid in remembering important information and take...Read More
Martha Graham Was Wrong
Martha Graham famously once said “a dancer dies twice, once when they stop dancing and this first death is the more painful.” Dance as a career requires an exceptional high level of commitment and passion, substantial periods of training, and unfortunately, a professional life that is notoriously brief because of the physical demands and stress...Read More
Let’s Talk About Sex, Baby
Let’s talk about sex, baby, Let’s talk about you and me. Let’s talk about all the good things And the bad things that may be. The bad things being a guy who says he’s 18 but looks 50, profile pictures that might be Interpol mugshots because the guy is a “South American cartel big wig”...Read More
You’re Worth More Than A Hot Dog
Steve Jobs has cited that ‘Be Here Now’ by Ram Dass “transformed [him] and many of [his] friends”. ‘The Seat of the Soul’ by Gary Zukav was the book that most influenced Oprah Winfrey’s career. And Spanx founder Sara Blakley listened to Wayne Dyer’s ‘How to be A No-Limit Person’ when she was 16-years-old and...Read More
Where do you fall on the ‘Inclusive Leader Continuum’?
What do you get when a Catholic school girl, an arts student and extra from Sixteen Candles walk into a bar? This week’s podcast, obviously. What brought these women, each from such different backgrounds, to the table? A discussion about fighting bias and promoting inclusion of course. This week’s guest, Jennifer Brown is an award-winning...Read More