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From Art School to Bullfighting

At the age of seven (in 1936), Patricia McCormick was full of life and curiosity. On a family vacation to Mexico City, she was enthralled...

From Doormat to Presidential Consultant

This Blog was originally published on plaidforwomen.com When she looked in the mirror, she saw herself as an obedient daughter and a...

5 Principles of Self-Love

In February our world loves to focus on romantic love, when self-love seems to be the one thing that would impact our relationships, our...

You Can't Just Do It!

I’m caught in a cycle. Every morning I tell myself I’m going to accomplish THE THING. You know the one, the thing that I’ve been pushing...

3 Things to Eliminate to Be Heard

Want to get smaller? Maybe around the waist but not necessarily in the conference room, a vital conversation, or your next presentation....

You Need a Sweaty Mob

A 5K. It was a warm night, the park was over-crowded, when the gun went off many began to run, others walked briskly, at the back of the...

Feel Defeated by Change?

Junior High seemed daunting, too much, too different, too foreign. I didn’t want to go. I drilled my sister, a year ahead of me in...

4 Questions to Overcome Obstacles

I met with a coach today who took me through her annual preparation for the new year. There were six steps, third step — dreaming, fourth...

Ditch The Rules

Rules. We all live by rules. Arrive at work on time. Stop at red lights. Wash your own dish. Rules make the world go round -- rules in...

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