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Mom is Wrong...A Lot The Upside of Making Mistakes
By Shannon White
Many of us grew up with parents who never admitted they were wrong. It just wasn’t done. My parents were young when they had me and still young when I was old enough to challenge what they were saying … and boy did I ever. But they didn’t let me get away with it, and never would they admit they might be at fault.
Times are different now...
Should You Just "Settle"? The Art of Finding a Mate
An Interview with Lori Gottlieb
"In a survey I cite in the book, women and men were asked if they’d be happy if they got 80 percent of everything they want in a partner. Women said “No, that’s settling.” Men said, “Yes, that’s a catch!” So how close to our ideal is close enough that we’ll be happy? That’s what I explore in MARRY HIM..."
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Save Money (and Your Health) By Going Green
By Whitney Lauritsen
You want to go green, but you also want to keep green in your wallet. And you wouldn’t mind being healthier, too.
Believe it or not, these three objectives all go hand-in-hand. Here are 9 ways to reduce your costs -- and nourish your body -- by going green...
11 Foods That Cut Calories -- Not Energy
By Jonny Bowden, PhD, CNS
You might think that if you cut back on calories, you’ll have less energy. Think again. It’s entirely possible to cut calories by 20% or more and have more energy -- if you choose the foods that are the best nutritional bargains. The foods below all qualify -- they’re foods that provide sustained energy...
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Architects of Change
Nurturing Women's Greatness For the Greatest Good
By Jane Wurwand
Aristotle mentored Alexander the Great. Bach mentored Mozart. Obi-wan Kenobi mentored Luke Skywalker. But this is just the mentoring we know about, because it’s been done by men.
The fact is that women everywhere thrive by mentoring each other and through creating webs of interdependency...
Are We Ready For a Female President?
Why has the U.S. never elected a female president? In her new book, Notes from the Cracked Ceiling: Hillary Clinton, Sarah Palin, and What It Will Take for a Woman to Win, Anne Kornblut, a Washington Post correspondent to the White House, examines this question.
"In theory, everybody is ready to vote for a woman for president. And certainly Clinton got 18 million cracks in the glass ceiling. But when it comes to actual candidates..."
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Tip of Day
129"Always hire people who are better/smarter than you."
LAURA SCHULTE President, Western Region, Wells Fargo
Work + Money
What to Do When a Friend Needs a Loan
By Frances C. Jones
“Brother can you spare a dime?” was the title of one of the best-known songs of the American Depression. In these days of downsizing, foreclosures and lost investments, we’re more likely to be asked, “Can you spare $200 —or $20,000?”
Regardless of the size of the request, having an acquaintance, friend, or family member ask you for a loan can be among the most anxiety-inducing...
Read MoreIt's Time To Spring Clean Your Office
By Sandy Abrams
The concept of “spring cleaning” seems to validate the idea that we only have to clean and organize once a year. Not true! It needs to be a daily maintenance, according to organization expert Mary Carlomagno, author of Secrets of Simplicity.
I talked with Mary before getting started on my own office de-cluttering...
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Life Balance
Skip the Staycation 7 Ways to "Earn" a Real Vacation
By Reena De Asis
“A vacation is what you take when you can no longer take what you've been taking,” Earl Wilson
As hard as you’ve been working over the past few months, a “staycation” just may not cut it this year. So what can you do over the next five months to ensure you’ll have the budget to actually get away?...
Master The Art of Doing Nothing
By Ann Pardo
We’re all busy women with busy lives. We’ve got friends, bosses, rabbis, dentists, kids, husbands, mothers-in-laws, pets, and all the “works”- housework, homework, busywork, yard work and work-work. I floss, brush, scrub, revise, manicure myself - and the yard. I shovel, type, mail, drive, import and export both people and things (never mind ideas)...