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April, 2009

Five Questions for author Mike Robbins

In Be Yourself, Everyone Else Is Already Taken (now on bookshelves, Wiley) author Mike Robbins explores how difficult it is for many of us to be authentic in our career paths. Women ... Continue Reading »

Where is the Good News?

As I scan the recent headlines and listen to the news, I have yet to hear many feel good stories, or human interest pieces. Piracy, murder, job loss, and the swine flu ... Continue Reading »

Bringing Germs to Work

With this latest epidemic of swine flu, I’m grateful I work from my home office. A friend of mine was telling me that he had a sore throat and was sure he’d gotten ... Continue Reading »

Scarsdale Mom Loses It With Kids

When you reach the breaking point with your kids, what do you do to calm yourself down? Madlyn Primoff, a Park Avenue lawyer who lives in Scarsdale, N.Y., reached that point Sunday ... Continue Reading »

Poll: We'd Prefer to Be Rich Than Thin

While women worry about dieting and having their husbands remain faithful, never having to having to worry about money again is an even more powerful desire. That's what readers of BettyConfidential.com revealed in ... Continue Reading »

What Scotland’s Susan Boyle Means For You and Me

Susan Boyle didn’t discover overnight that she could sing. She’s been doing it since grade school and she has sung locally for years -- steps that obviously prepped the 47-year-old Scottish sensation to ... Continue Reading »

TGIF?

In the latest entry from my Pink Slip Diary: It's Friday. I think. Every day feels like Saturday lately. Monday doesn't have that dreaded feel. Wednesday no longer has that hump day feel ... Continue Reading »

Keeping Anxiety in Check in a Tough Economy

Anxiety expert Jerilyn Ross, author of the new One Less Thing To Worry About: Uncommon Wisdom for Coping with Common Anxieties (Ballantine Books), says there has been a sharp rise in the number ... Continue Reading »

My Day With Jack Canfield

I recently attended an all-day workshop with Jack Canfield. He was teaching the theories from his book, The Success Principles. I spent the day redefining my goals, clearing blocks that prevent ... Continue Reading »

Workplace tip: Change Yourself, Not Others

Francie Dalton, author, Versatility: How to Optimize Interactions When 7 Workplace Behaviors Are at Their Worst, says that the secret to successful workplace interactions lies not in trying to change others but in ... Continue Reading »

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