I recently became aware of a New York Times op-ed from earlier this year called “Unless You’re Oprah, ‘Be Yourself’ is Terrible Advice”. The article explains that while authenticity is the buzzword du jour, it’s actually not something most of us [...]
“You have to read this book. It’s called “Be Your Own Windkeeper”. It’s about how women need to be more empowered. Oh, but there’s wind! And the wind can make us goddesses. But do you know who takes our wind? [...]
I work in a beautiful office building in Downtown LA. You enter on the ground level, and take an elevator to a breathtaking "Sky Lobby" six stories up, where you check in with security, a gregarious group of people dressed [...]
“I’m just a girl who cain’t say no!” proclaims Ado Annie (prounced Ay-doe Annie), from Rogers and Hammerstein’s 1943 musical Oklahoma! by way of introduction. Poor Ado Annie. She’s so confused about what’s okay and what isn’t. Everyone tells her she [...]
Dear Clients, I am writing this letter to express my deepest admiration, gratitude, and respect to you. You are the most courageous group of people I have ever met, and I am so lucky to have the opportunity to get [...]
A lesson about perspective “My friend Melissa* is a flake,” I thought angrily. I frowned, crossed my arms, and huffed. I had just gotten a text message telling me that she was feeling pretty tired and would not, in fact, [...]