What do you do when your marriage feels more like work and less like play? How do you make a good marriage great when you barely have time for a regular date night? What can you do to bring the love back to the life you've built with your spouse? It begins by knowing what …
Continue reading Women Breadwinners & Romantic Love: What Stage are You In? (Read Time: 3 min.)
I've always said, "The way things start are the way they end..." That comment has a multiplicity of meanings which I won't go into in this post. However, that point truly fits how you start your day. If you're like me, you've lived the evidence: You wake up... 10 minutes late (the alarm didn't go off …
I've spent the last week "trying" to get exercise back into my schedule. Being a firm believer in Yoda's quote, "Do or do not; there is no try", I'm sure you can imagine how far "trying" has gotten me. It's Tuesday and I've made it to the gym ONE TIME this week (yesterday) and I …
Continue reading Women Breadwinners & Priority Management: What Comes First? (Read Time: 3 min.)
I was at the gym this morning lifting weights for the first time in a LONG time and it felt wonderful... and, as I left Equinox, I found myself wondering two things: 1) Why did I stay away from consistent weight training for so long (it's been 2 years since I last strength trained consistently …
The debut of Sheryl Sandberg's book, "Lean In" has made a tremendous splash in the media. It has everyone talking. Although I haven't read the book in full as of yet, I've watched many of Sheryl's interview as well as her TED Talk that inspired the book. At first glance, I love her message. It's …
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I'm the mom of a 6 year old daughter. I'm also a woman breadwinner. On a daily basis, I know that I teach my daughter how to say "Please" and "Thank you." I make sure her homework gets done and it's done well. I make sure she can outreadand outperform her peers, that she's independently able …
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Ambitious... Overachiever... Focused... Type A... Super organized... Take charge... Soaring to success... Most women breadwinners can relate to at least one of the above descriptions. It's the world of women who take on the role of breadwinner. They are responsible for a lot of the major decisions, carry the weight of financially providing for the …
"Life happens..." It's cliche but true. Plan all you want. Make up every To-Do list possible but the best laid plans are laid to rest. Don't get me wrong. Planning in life is key. It's the way you take the temperature of your life (Am I closer to where I want to be? Is this …
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When more is asked of you than you can give, how do you respond? When you feel like you're burning the candle at both ends and quickly losing steam, what do you do? When you hear your body screaming for rest but you push it to keep going, what is usually the outcome? When I …
Have you ever found yourself in a situation, circumstance, or experience that you absolutely did not want, wishing you could be in any other circumstance but THIS, feeling angry, frustrated, bitter and stuck because the hand life dealt you is not the hand you expected to receive? Have you ever found yourself in a place …
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