5 Fun Ways to Get Active This Fall. What to Expect When You Fire Your Boss. By Malina Saval , Contributor Really define what it is you want to do.
Whether it’s a dog walking company or a coffee company, know your industry top to bottom and have an excellent understanding of why you are filling a hole in that industry — Valerie Gordon, co-owner of Valerie Confections. Stress Rescue Kit: 8 Ways to Refresh, Revive and Restore. 6 Ways to Get Out with the Gals. A Princess Swallowed My Daughter. By Malina Saval , Contributor You have to fight fun with fun.
You can’t convince your daughter she has more choices by constantly saying no to her. So you actually have to do the legwork to find fun alternatives. — Peggy Orenstein, mother and author There comes a time in a young girl’s life – usually around the age of 2 – when her interest in all things pink explodes like a Fourth of July fireworks display over the Hudson River. When she storms into a room brandishing a Target magic wand and proclaims herself a princess of the loftiest royal order. Peggy Orenstein, mother and author of "Cinderella Ate My Daughter: Dispatches from the Frontlines of the New Girlie-Girl Culture," went on a personal crusade against the princess phenomenon that seems to have swallowed girlhood whole. “Not overindulging is step one,” says Orenstein, who’s not against princess dolls per se, but rather what they can easily represent – a girl’s fixation on outer beauty at the expense of her intellectual growth.
5 Creativity Killers and How to Beat Them. By Paula Carvajal, Contributor We all live in an overly demanding, stimulating and technically challenging world. ...
In order to make time for your creative exploration, you must make a space for it in your life. — Gail McMeekin, author of "The 12 Secrets of Highly Successful Women: A Portable Life Coach for Creative Women" With today's hectic schedules, you often have to balance what you'd like to do against what you have to do. In the struggle to make those decisions, creativity is often sacrificed for a seemingly greater cause. But utilizing your imagination can sometimes be exactly what you need to find inspiration and maintain a true sense of balance. “Taking up a creative passion revitalizes us and allows us to tap into our own creative channel and foster what is calling to us,” said Gail McMeekin, author of 'The 12 Secrets of Highly Successful Women: A Portable Life Coach for Creative Women'.
However, many of us may not think we are the creative type. 1. 2. “Use your hands. 3. 4. Why You Should Let Things Slide. By August McLaughlin, Contributor It is hard to balance the competing needs we have as women — the maternal, the external desire for self-expression, the need to provide or help to provide for our family's well-being.
Any one of these needs could be a full-time job that takes our full effort and attention. So trying to do more than one means that we need to compromise. — Jan Harrell, licensed psychologist Who’s happier — working moms or stay-at-home moms? The answer is debatable, but a recent study shed some light on what working mothers are up against. Leupp analyzed information provided by 1,600 women, some of whom were stay-at-home mothers and some working mothers. Participants were asked to what extent they agreed or disagreed with statements about women’s place in society and about working married women’s employment. "Many studies have shown that employment boosts women’s mental health," Leupp said. Emotional Smoke Alarms Negotiating Trade-Offs An Attitude Shift.
Why Walking is Enough. By Shannon Philpott, Contributor You don’t have to be a jogger or a marathon runner.
All you have to do is move. — Dr. Paul Bendheim, author of “The Brain Training Revolution” In 2008, Pam Mumper could barely walk up a flight of stairs. She struggled to fit in a stadium seat and weighed in at 260 pounds. For Mumper, it all began with a goal to walk one mile throughout her southern Illinois neighborhood. What she found comes as welcome news to many people who can't quite afford the cost of a gym membership and have no ambitions of making the cover of Shape. The Benefits of Walking. 7 Habits of Highly Effective Women. By Melissa Hunter, Contributor It’s the ability to keep going despite all the challenges and hurdles. — Maseena Ziegler, author of "Ladies Who Launch in Hong Kong" Economic downturns aside, the road to success as a businesswoman is not an easy one.
While the hope is that the working world is gender-blind, women face certain challenges that men often avoid. Fortunately, there are plenty of successful, effective women who have killed it in the business world to keep the rest of the female population hopeful motivated.