When life deals you a bad card, something that is beyond your control, how will you deal with it? Will I use this terrible thing that happened to me and create something good? When Yearley Love died at the hand of her abusive boyfriend, her family didn’t wait long to
Well here’s a challenge. Maybe you’d like to give up scrolling before bed or to stop picking your cuticles. Maybe it’s a food or drink that you are obsessed with and you know you need to cut back. One friend told me she gave up Amazon. For me it was
Back to habits. Is there something that makes you feel great and you’d like to make it a habit? Maybe it’s to get up earlier every day, take an after-dinner walk, drive more carefully, visit one museum a week, cook something new each week, read the morning newspaper, the list
Do you have an idea of who you want to be? Charles Duhigg, author of The Power of Habit, suggests that you act as if you are the person you want to be. Answer who you want to be and act that way. An example would be, I’m a strong
Life changes and we as women face multiple changes as we age. We may now be single, empty nesters, or retired. Our parents may no longer be a responsibility, our children may now have partners, or our pets have moved on. Bottom line: our lives are constantly changing. I believe
This will point to an area of interest? Would it be home designers, politicians, musicians, artists, business women… the list is endless but when forced to answer, it may point to something that you are really interested in. Maybe you know your interest but how can you expand that area
Maybe they are doing something you’d like to do. Maybe they are living their life in a way you admire and want to replicate. Maybe they are pursuing something that inspires you to find a new purpose or pursuit. When you notice someone you envy it can point you in
What scares us the most could be the most freeing thing we could do. If given the opportunity would you do it? Yes? If not, why not? Maybe this should be on your challenge list. How do you figure out what the scary thing is? What is something I envy
This is the question Kate Spade and Elyce Arons asked themselves when they moved from the end of one brand and launched a new one in Frances Valentine. (see their full story on Thursday in our newsletter) Looking at how you want to feel is an important part of this
What are you wearing when you feel like your most authentic self? When you’re shopping with your gal pals do they find something and say, “This is so you!” What is it? For me, it’s a white shirt. What are you wearing when you feel most like yourself? What would