It took me a really long time but I finally finished Michelle Obama's book, Becoming. It was a heavy, multi-layered, slow read that required me to pause and think deeply a lot. I don't think it's everyone's cup of tea but despite some initial doubts, it turned out to be mine. About a third into…
I can’t be SuperWoman Today
'You become. It takes a long time. That's why it doesn't happen often to people who break easily, or have sharp edges, or who have to be carefully kept. Generally, by the time you are Real, most of your hair has been loved off, and your eyes drop out and you get loose in the…
Women@Work: Relationship Capital – Invest to Earn
I hate networking events. I hate networking in general. It is so darn uncomfortable to try and graciously give and take elevator pitches for hours on end from and to people you are unlikely to ever see again. Be that as it may, I am not blind to the fact that the sort of performance…
Women@Work: That Cultural Handicap: Culture and The Workplace
source "Culture is a collective programming of the mind that distinguishes the members of one group or category of people from another." source Culture is a beautiful thing. It speaks to one's roots and identity. It speaks "to the ideas, customs, and social behaviour of a particular people or society." If one wants to be a…
Women @ Work: Why You Need a Sponsor (Not the Sugar Daddy Kind)
Sponsorship is about putting your name and reputation on the line for someone else. It could be as simple as recommending someone for a new role, yet it's one of the most powerful cultural tools any organization has ~ Lynne Doughtie You know that song by Teairra Mari in which she talks about finding a…
Success, Like Raising a Baby, Takes a Village
Be strong, be fearless, be beautiful. And believe that anything is possible when you have the right people there to support you ~ Misty Copeland I have the privilege of knowing a young woman who is exceptionally successful in her chosen career: capital investment. Last year, she initiated a women-only networking event that she calls…
The man who feels
I read this post on my brother’s blog and I loved it because the issue of toxic masculinity is really close to my heart. Sharing is caring. Have a read and share your thoughts.
“Because I was not superhuman, I was just a human, and my attempts to be this Superman, this Telon star, someone infallible who everyone could look at as the perfect man, were eventually my downfall…” – Terry Crews
There is something freeing about allowing yourself to feel. Taking off the mask of perfection and admitting weakness. There is a bravery to that vulnerability. I’ve been thinking about the unfortunate culture we have among men where we choose pride over vulnerability. We constantly have our walls up.. constantly have ‘everything under control’.. constantly have monster trucks on our minds (we’re not about to admit that a cat video is adorbs!)…
It’s all very exhausting…
“There’s a bluebird in my heart that
wants to get out
but I’m too tough for him,
I say, stay in there, I’m not going
to let anybody see
you…” – Charles Bukowski
How about the fact…
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Women@Work: Competing Paradigms, Scrambled Brains and Michelle Obama
source “For me, being a mother made me a better professional, because coming home every night to my girls reminded me what I was working for. And being a professional made me a better mother, because by pursuing my dreams, I was modeling for my girls how to pursue their dreams.” ~ Michelle Obama Although…
5 Life Lessons From Weaning (Plus First Ever Giveaway Loading…)
"While we try to teach our children all about life, our children teach us what life is all about." It's so easy to fall into the trap of believing that the lessons in a parent- child relationship flow in only one direction: from you to the baby. Nothing could be further from the truth. My…
Women@Work: Abundance Mentality v Scarcity Mentality
“There is a lie that acts like a virus within the mind of humanity. And that lie is, ‘There’s not enough good to go around. There’s lack, limitation and there’s just not enough. The truth is that there’s more than enough good to go around. There is more than enough creative ideas. There is more…
