Designer labels on clothing don’t necessarily equal higher quality. Higher prices? Yes. Designer labels on people work the same way. They may be deceptive, as well. People labels are derived from superficial observations like a surname(Windsor), an address (Fifth Avenue), or a degree from a prestigious school (Yale Law). The less elite among us may…
Repeat after me. Two plus two will always be four. And forty is not the new thirty. Years ago, when I assisted my sons with their math homework, they often became upset because I didn’t use the same steps as their teacher to arrive at the same conclusion as their teacher. “Mom, that’s not how…
In 1933, FDR said, “The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.” For that place, and that time, he was right. Nearly eight decades later, the only thing a woman should fear is the absence of fear. What is fear really? It’s just an emotion, concern, or anxiety about something unknown. It’s not…
Are 14 projects or household chores in progress really better than two or (gasp) one thing completed and removed from that to-do list that’s harder to finish off than Jason Voorhees the slow of foot hockey mask-wearing, machete wielding, mass murderer from the Halloween movies? Oh we do love technology. The Internet. Smart Phones. Mini…
The holidays are come and gone, but the memories linger. Are they good memories? I don’t mean yours. I mean for the people around you, particularly your colleagues. Cultivating your image doesn’t end after the first impression. You are always working. It doesn’t matter if you’re at lunch with your work BFF, at the boss’…
It’s lonely at the top. Actually,it’s lonely at the bottom, too, but, for purposes of this blog, let’s stay on top. Even powerful, successful people occasionally experience feelings of isolation. They think no one cares about their welfare only what they can do or what they possess. When you find that you’re spending more time…
