Let It Be Friday!
Welcome to the Let It Be Friday!, where I say hello (and TGIF), and round up the lifestyle, career and business news that inspired, excited, made me smile (or laugh out loud). This week, we're sayin good-bye to one classy and beautiful actress, as Black Enterprise is...
When the Path Chooses You: Answering the Call of the Not-So-Accidental Career
Sometimes, the path chooses you. Sometimes, it’s not just you putting your ducks in a row, carefully planning for your future, dressing up your 5 or 10-year plan, and getting your coins in order. Sometimes, you seem to stumble upon a career and life path you may not...
It’s not the physical, but the mental load that hurts working moms
Do you find yourself mentally computing your next grocery bill while catching a couple of words out of your conversation with the kids? Are you having a hard time being present because there are so many things competing for your mental space all at once? Are you able...
3 Traps of a Flexible Schedule and How to Manage Them
For working women and working moms, flexibility can be both a gift and a curse. Being able to actually have a choice in how you schedule your work can allow you to fit in other competing priorities. You may be able to take the kids to the doctor in the middle of the...
Let it be Friday!
Welcome to the Let It Be Friday!, where I say hello (and TGIF), and round up the lifestyle, career and business news that inspired, excited, made me smile (or laugh out loud). Happy Labor Day weekend! Food52 is listing 10 Labor Day deals that may actually be well...
What do you want to be when you grow up: Helping your kids find their purpose
“What do you want to be when you grow up?” This is a question that is so often asked of kids that it has almost become routine. As adults, we may barely listen to our own kids’ heartfelt answers, attributing some of their most random answers to their (cute) lack of...
My Mornings Are Sacred: How to Create Your Sacred Space As a Busy Working Mom
Time is a precious commodity, especially as a working mom. You can make more money, meet more people, buy more shoes…Yet, one thing you cannot buy more of, is time. One of the biggest complaints and regrets I hear from fellow working moms is around lack of time. There...
Think and grow successful: How to manifest the career of your dreams
As a disclaimer, this is not your typical (read: practical) career advice. There will be no fool-proof tips and tricks to climb the corporate ladder or reach the million dollar mark in your business. If you’re looking for a get-rich-or-successful-quick scheme, this is...
Reclaiming my time: How to refresh your schedule as a working woman
Have you ever looked at your schedule and felt an "Auntie Maxine" "Reclaiming my time" moment? Whether it was because your goals seemed too far-fetched or that you could not possibly see how you could accomplish them all, at one point or another, you might have felt...
40 is the new 40: 40 lessons about turning 40 as a working woman
40 is not the new 30, 40 is the new 40. For some women like Kourtney Kardashian, feeling anxious about turning the big 4-0 is par for the course ( see video excerpt below). For others, it’s a good thing, at least according to Tracee Ellis Ross, who unapologetically...
