No one can tell you what’s within your reach except you. Constantly put yourself in situations that expand your horizon of what is possible. Learning, volunteering, traveling or simply exploring parts of your city that are outside your stopping grounds, reading. Open up your your view of what you can do. Practice your confidence muscle. […] Read more…
Be vulnerable and work hard. It was always my instinct to hide my insecurities. I didn’t want anyone to think I was weak. But now I realize it’s okay. It’s okay to feel weak. It’s okay if you want to cry. I tell my interns to be authentic. Be real. If you get out there […] Read more…
1. Confidence and finding your potential is a step by step process. I didn’t grow up thinking that I had a lot of power although my father tried to convince me that I could do anything I wanted to do. I couldn’t hear him because the culture was telling me something completely different. It took […] Read more…
How to navigate your twenties with confidence. Successful women share their advice on what they wish they knew then. Read more…
This weeks three gifts are in the form of three commencement speeches from this year. This year we have more speeches by women that we’ve seen in two decades. I’m always inspired by this time of year. Enjoy! Abby Wambach, retired soccer player, Barnard, May 2018 https://barnard.edu/commencement/archives/2018/abby-wambach-remarks “If I could go back and tell my younger […] Read more…
– 1 – Don’t think of play time as wasted time. You need to play. Just make sure you don’t use your precious free time on things you don’t want to do! Spend time with people and things you care about, not things you feel obligated to do or feel guilty about not doing. – […] Read more…
What three “gifts” would you give a 20-something if you were a “Forty-Godmother”? Here 40-somethings share three wishes to help a 20-something get a head start on the confidence to make decisions that are right for them (not their parents, friends, teachers or society). No more woulda, coulda, shoulda. Raise your hand to do the […] Read more…
What three “gifts” would you give a 20-something if you were a “Forty-Godmother”? Here 40-somethings share three wishes to help a 20-something get a head start on the confidence to make decisions that are right for them (not their parents, friends, teachers or society). No more woulda, coulda, shoulda. Today’s three wishes are from one […] Read more…