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HALF-CENTURY WISDOM FROM THIS BIRTHDAY GIRL

Yes, 2020 is the year we’ll remember for the pandemic and the uber-polarizing election, but I will also remember it as the year I turned ...

DON'T LET 2020 WIN

I’ve talked to so many friends over the last couple weeks who’ve admitted they’re drinking more recently to try and relax. Or chilling wi...

WHITE WOMEN: JOIN ME IN THE FIGHT AGAINST RACIAL INJUSTICE

I was a senior at USC in 1992 when Los Angeles erupted in anger. After a graphic video showed four LAPD officers savagely beating Rodney ...

WHY I STOPPED CLEANING MY HOUSE

While sheltering-in-place and social distancing as the coronavirus wages war, I've missed many, many things. One of the things I miss mos...

FOCUS ON THE GOOD

I’m the kind of person, parent and professional who always looks for the positive, the upside, what the glass is half-filled with. Don’t ...

HOW TO STOP PROCRASTINATING WORKING TOWARD YOUR DREAMS

People tell me all the time some variation of, "I have all these dreams, but I can never find time to work toward them." If you've said t...

HOW TO CREATE HABITS THAT WILL STICK

Habits have gotten a bad rap. Why? Well, they’re really hard to stick to, and as we struggle to form them, we become discouraged. This le...

HOW TO PRIORITIZE WHERE YOU SPEND YOUR TIME

The question of how to best prioritize our time is an essential one because it gets to the root of why most people don’t get closer to wh...

HOW TO STAY MOTIVATED ON YOUR DREAMS AND GOALS

One of the questions I get asked most often is "How can I stay motivated to focus on my dreams and goals and stop procrastinating?" Let's...

YOU CAN HAVE IT ALL IS HERE!

The moment has arrived. My book, You Can Have It All, Just Not at the Same Damn Time, my love letter to you (and ALL women) is finally he...

AN EPIDEMIC THAT WOMEN ARE SUFFERING FROM

Unrealistic expectations. It’s an epidemic we women are suffering from. I had to find and create the tools to cure myself, and now I’m on...

HOW I STOPPED TRYING TO PLEASE EVERYONE AND LEARNED TO SAY "NO"

I’ve spent way too much time and energy trying to please other people. I’ll admit, it took me a long time to understand that universal ac...

STOP SHOULD-ING ALL OVER THE PLACE THIS HOLIDAY SEASON

To me, the holidays are about connection. Gathering to celebrate with family and friends in the real world, letting others know you care ...

WHY CAN'T YOU BE MORE THAN ONE THING?

I found this fabulous top at a boutique on our travels last winter. And every time I wear it, someone asks, “Is it a sweater? Or a shirt?...

IT'S ALL ABOUT THIS ONE THING

In the last week John and I traveled to a funeral in Iowa, and watched another one via live stream when Hurricane Dorian threatened Flori...

HOW TO TURN A HABIT INTO SOMETHING YOU CAN'T IMAGINE NOT DOING

Meet Rae. For the last year, I’ve been watching her powerful, limber, 90-year-old self do yoga in front of me every Sunday morning. Yes, ...

WHAT TO DO WHEN SOMEONE IS WEARING YOUR OUTFIT

On our recent incentive trip we earned to Barcelona, I found myself at the opening cocktail party in a predicament most women find themse...

WHAT YOU NEED TO DO TO DESERVE SELF CARE

This last Sunday, I taught my ten-year-old girl about self-care. As I write this we’re capping off an incredible time in Spain, courtesy ...

IF YOU WANT TO START A FIRE

So many of us want businesses that are “on fire”. But I’ve learned it’s pretty damn hard to blow up our hustle if we’re not feeling lit u...

ONE OF THE MOST FUN AND POWERFUL ACTIVITIES TO DO WITH YOUR KIDS THIS SUMMER

If you’re looking for something fun to do with your kids during summer break that will also have tremendous side benefits, have I got som...

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