Are Your Stories Serving or Stalling You and Your Future?

We all have stories, stories we tell ourselves and stories we tell others. Stories are one of the ways we categorize and remember the important and influential moments of our lives. Our stories are very revealing, giving ourselves and others powerful information about who we are and how our experiences have shaped us. Our stories can also predict and create the future. When we tell stories of...
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Is it Really Necessary to Reframe our Definition of Success or is Something Else Going On?

Over the past couple of years there’s been much discussion in the press about redefining success and examining our society’s current view of success. Arianna Huffington’s book, Thrive: The Third Metric to Redefining Success and Creating a Life of Well-Being, Wisdom, and Wonder, published in March of this year, has stimulated the discussion anew. But, do we really need to redefine success...
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What Are the Critical Concepts of Personal Finance that Women Must Know?

A 2013 Merrill Lynch study found that 72% of women say they know less than the average investor about investing in general and women responding to a Prudential survey reported feeling no more prepared to make wise financial decisions today than they did a decade ago. They also report no improvement in their understanding of financial and insurance products. This is particularly disconcerting...
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What is the Secret to Self-Confidence for Women?

As we’ve discovered, one of the key barriers to success that women face, comes from within. In “The Confidence Gap,” recently published in The Atlantic, authors Katty Kay and Claire Shipman discuss the reasons why despite substantial gains in education and growth in the ranks of middle management, women continue to be under-represented at the highest levels. They identify the...
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What Can We Do To Make Sure We Are Living Our Values?

Values are the core beliefs and philosophies we have about what is important in life. We develop our principles and standards of behavior based on our values and they serve as a compass, helping us weigh our choices and make effective decisions. Our values are integral to who we are as individuals and how we relate to others. They are an important part of how we see the world and potent...
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