Thought for the Day

I don’t make it a habit of sharing biblical references, but I read this one in a blog comment this morning (thanks to Steve Woodruff) and I had to share it. I found it spoke to me after closing out what was truly the hardest year of my life. “She is clothed in strength and [...]

40 Lessons I’ve Learned in 40 Years

“When I was a boy of fourteen, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around. But when I got to be twenty-one, I was astonished by how much he’d learned in seven years.” – Mark Twain I recently celebrated my 40th birthday (as much as I kept hoping [...]

Speaking of the Boston Marathon – @NYTimes ponders a gender war & if the ladies need to run faster…. ladies?

When do we stop increasing qualifying times – I mean, really, how far can they go? And the world expects athletes to not use performance-enhancing drugs. Twisted, if you ask me. Amplify’d from www.wallstreetjournal.com It’s Time for Women to Run Faster Boston’s Crowded Marathon Prompts a Gender War; Why Females Get an Extra 30 Minutes [...]

The downside of multitasking – it fuels forgetting. An important piece on Alzheimer’s by @USAToday #health

Alzheimer’s runs in the women in my family – so I took special interest in this piece. With a busy life that practically defines the “many reasons for memory lapses: aging, stress, lack of sleep, distraction, inattention …” I am going to take some of these tips (click through to read them) to heart. Please [...]

Notable females, take note. Lucky winner receives $25k in investment. via @TechCrunch #women #entrepreneurs #vc

Very excited to read about this – I love seeing wicked smart women supporting other wicked smart women. Hence my “wicked smart women” Twitter list Click through to the story for full details Amplify’d from techcrunch.com i/o Ventures Spotlights Female Entrepreneurs With The WIE Prize i/o ventures has partnered up with notable females Arianna Huffington, Donna [...]

#PR Crisis – @AnnTaylorStyle addresses photo-retouching debacle in #juliefredrickson interview

I was touched by this story in @marieclaire this month. Read, then go hug your family. #women #domesticviolence

Not your typical domestic violence story. Women around the world deserve to be independent, happy and safe. How can you change a culture with such deep-rooted beliefs that involve killing your own children if need be? How is being a murderer more honorable than an “Americanized” daughter? Amplify’d from www.marieclaire.com Noor Almaleki t An American [...]

Taylor Swift Sweeps Up

I am not exactly a country music fan. However, I did grow up in Wyoming for a time, and can attest to spinning George Strait and Patsy Cline LPs (yeah, as in actual records on the record player). Therefore, when I came across the Country Music Awards on the TV tonight, I paused. And listened.I [...]

Love Your Life

Every other month or so I get together with a wonderful group of women who are in similar fields and own small businesses. The “PR Chix” are each others’ Board, executive team, shoulder to lean on and friends. We share ideas, wisdom, triumphs and heartache. Although I only see these women a few times a [...]