Today is equal pay day, meaning a woman must work 99 extra days past 12/31/12 to earn what a man would earn by 12/31. Years ago, I had to demand a raise and it was scary. I had to overcome what most women have to overcome: fear of anger and fear of not being liked. […]
If you are a LBT woman of color, please join me this Saturday, 3/16 for a free workshop that I’ll give on “Negotiating with Money and Emotion.” The workshop is part of a meeting of Women of Color United which is geared specifically towards lesbian, bisexual and transgender women of color. Time: 1pm potluck, 2-3pm […]
Use mindfulness-awareness to make decisions connected to your mind body and soul. Of late I’ve even seen some articles that mindfulness awareness techniques are being adopted by the military to help alleviate PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder), and by corporations like General Mills and Google to train leaders. There’s science around why it works, and it’s becoming […]
I get stressed about money. Sometimes I kick myself for frittering away small amounts on little treats that add up to a lot. A scone. A cute top. Another pair of black shoes. My stress lessens when I focus on the satisfaction I feel about my impending trip to Sweden. Already, I have started dreaming […]
Well, we’re 15 days into the New Year and it’s possible that many of us have already gotten bored of our resolutions for a bright and shiny 2013. Don’t despair, keep chugging along, this resolution stuff is more of a marathon than a sprint. Here are some famous people’s New Year’s resolutions just so that […]
When Liz told me she wanted me to write twenty-one stories, I panicked a bit . . .before I even got started. Then I looked at the sample stories Liz shared with me, and looked at the story prompts she provided and I realized, to my relief, I was in somewhat familiar territory. These types […]
A friend asked me the other day if I thought it was a good idea for her to buy a rental property. And as always my answer was, “It depends. What are you trying to do?” She had some cash she wanted to invest and she thought that it might be a good idea to […]
Growing up in New Jersey, I often heard about our nation “United we stand, divided we fall” and even on the back of United States coins it is still marked E plurbas unum – out of many one. But I haven’t heard these phrases used in a long time, and I miss this notion of we are […]
Why is it so hard to deal with so many choices, so much information and our goals or projects in life and then take action on them? I don’t really know why. I’m tired of asking myself why so I’ve reframed the question to be – “How can I do it? How can I plan to […]
Simply put –writing down and using a personal vision statement gives all of us perspective on who we are,where we’re going, and where we want to invest our time, talent and money . It is the first step to truly committing to live the life that we choose to lead. Plus – it’s really useful […]