The modern-day workplace has evolved from the days of career-long tenure and a parting Rolex. Employees who feel burned out or undervalued don’t stick it out for the farewell party. Instead they keep their resumes updated and ready for sending. If you are on the employer or management end of your business, you will recognize […]
Once you truly understand how being honest in your relationship helps make it even better, you’ll have a greater appreciation for what you already know in your gut – that being honest is preferable to being dishonest. After all, “honesty is the best policy” and honesty is what all the good stuff of being in […]
Is it possible to be too honest? Is honesty really the best policy? The answer to both questions is … a definite maybe. And that’s because along with the obvious advantages, there are also disadvantages of being honest all the time. Honesty can be a tricky thing. On the one hand, when you talk about […]
“THE KISS” is what they told me. The girls shared with me after the FINE to FAB weekend that it was the kiss that I had with Handsome after I broke through the board that caught their attention. Not anything I thought was a big deal as I get “THE KISS” often but found that […]
Friendship is one gift that will keep on giving. Inspirational friendship quotes will brighten your day and remind you of the greatest treasure you own, each other. Over time we learn that isn’t your possessions that fill you, but the relationships you have made over the years. Your heart can sing with the right friends […]
It is difficult to accept anything if you are still holding on. Imagine holding a trunk full of everything that ever happened to you. Your past experiences, regrets, concerns, shame and blame. It is so heavy that you can’t take on anything else and then you see in front of you all that you desire […]
Thrivers became the voice in the communities, in our families that stop history from repeating. After watching Lady Gaga perform “Til it Happens to You” at the Oscars where she reveals her previously kept secret of being a survivor of sexual assault and seeing so many people follow behind her who called themselves “Survivors” I […]
We see this happen all the time, it starts out like any other love story. Boy meets girl, girl likes boy, they fall in love and get married. The pretty bride goes on her way ready to live the fairytale of happily ever after. Slowly but surely things change and she isn’t even aware it’s […]
Your daughter is watching. Think about where you learned to love yourself. What role models did you have growing up? If you are like most of us, you didn’t have the mom that looked in the mirror and relished in her own beauty. Instead she would be pointing out her flaws — maybe not publicly, but you heard […]
UCLA STUDY ON FRIENDSHIP AMONG WOMENBy Gale Berkowitz A landmark UCLA study suggests friendships between women are special. They shape who we are and who we are yet to be. They soothe our tumultuous inner world, fill the emotional gaps in our marriage, and help us remember who we really are. By the way, they […]