Love & War: Dating Websites Freestyle
I decided to try something new in terms of dating. I actually posted a profile on a free dating website. Yikes! I never thought I would do that; I’m not usually a fan of the free sites because of the elements that generally tend to gravitate there. Needless to say, it’s been very interesting. Same Crowd There were profiles on PlentyofFish.com that I recognized...
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Image Focus: Tips on Being Business Savy
I’ve been in the business world most of my adult life—it’s always been something I was naturally drawn to. Coming from a family of entrepreneurs, having my own business was never a matter of “if”, but simply a matter of “when”. “When” came at a somewhat inopportune time for me, as I had just given birth to my third child and learned that...
Continue ReadingMy Responsibility as a Woman
“All energy is only borrowed and one day you have to give it back.” – Avatar I recently watched the movie Avatar and whatever you think of James Cameron’s film, I found some of the messages very profound. Obviously, we should take care of our planet, but the message of interconnectivity is just as moving. It’s so important to remember that we’re...
Continue ReadingCubicle Chronicles: Take the Risk
Take the Risk … Pursue your Dreams I turned 30 in July. Yep, the big fat 3-0. Some of you might think I’m spritely and at the beginning of my life, and others might think I’m a digit closer to, well, “old.” I guess your view depends on what side of 30 you’re on! Having been in my 20’s two short months ago, I can tell you this decade hit me...
Continue ReadingLansing City Rescue Mission’s Family Center
In 2011, the Lansing City Rescue Mission (LCRM) will celebrate its 100-year anniversary. The LCRM’s women and children division, the Family Center, currently houses between 85 and 100 women and children each day. Located on South Cedar Street in Lansing, the LCRM converted four Victorian homes to try to meet the growing population of chronically homeless...
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The Balancing Act
Work-life balance. It’s a common theme among my coaching clients and not just the harried-married working mothers. Single women long for work-life balance, as do our male counterparts. What has shifted lately is the conversation about “either work or life” to one of “integration.” How can we integrate all key roles of our lives? What follows is a...
Continue ReadingLove & War: I’ve Got This Friend
My best friend, Tina, has been doing her own online dating. We’ve talked about some of her matches and how well that’s working. She’s not what you might call “svelte” and doesn’t pretend to be into exercising on a regular, much less irregular, basis. Yet, she continues to receive profile matches with “love to exercise” or “I want my match...
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Your Dreams Should be Your Adventure
Take a moment to think back to a time when your life was simple. Do you remember it? The time in your life when the good guys always won and you could be or do anything you could imagine. I felt that way growing up. Summertime especially brings a flood of memories for me—that was long before the days were filled with TV, video games or play-dates. My older...
Continue ReadingRoutines … not so bad after all
I think it’s fun that I can still have self-revelations at my age. I’m not talking about the physical ones. Yes, those are happening too, but I’m really talking about changes in behaviors, how I view the world and how I spend my time. I have always had obsessive tendencies. It’s not the obsessive nature of Monk or anything like that, but interesting...
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Legacy in Leadership
I recently had the honor and pleasure of spending five days at The Odyssey Business Retreat in Florida. It was held at The Ritz Carleton in Naples and was for female executives and business owners. To say it was posh is an understatement — the food, the accommodations and the ambiance were amazing. As much as I appreciated the royal treatment we all received,...
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I’m changing — not jumping — in July
The days are flying by. It took me a while to begin writing this column — and not because I didn’t have anything to say (When does that happen?). It was more about the silent protest I was making regarding the fact that I already have to write a column for July. July? Seriously, it feels like I just jumped into the icy waters for the polar plunge in January...
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Country Star Chely Wright Finds Harmony in Self-Proclamation
When Chely Wright was nine, she made a deal with God. “God, country music is what I want. I’ll go without love, I’ll go without anything, just give me music and success.” Well, as an adult, Wright felt the full impact of this bargain. Recently, she became the first country singer to ever openly claim her homosexuality, a fact she felt compelled to...
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