When did dressing become such an effort? Gone are the days when we would just put a simple skirt and shirt on. Now, we as women are forced into a psychological nightmare most mornings when dressing for work. We know there is a recognized clinical connection between dressing well and the feel good factor. Slowly […]
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The Pink Fund
By Molly MacDonald, founder of The Pink Fund It was the summer before my Junior year at The University of Michigan. I will never forget the angst I felt as my mother shoved me out of the front passenger seat of her car, to the curb of the Michigan Union where I was to register […]
The Path to Beautiful Money: four simple strategies for creating a more vibrant and holistic wealth plan
By Leanne Jacobs, MBA, author of Beautiful Money The new wealth is here: Holistic Wealth. I am a fierce advocate for a new and more harmonious financial model that is worthy of teaching our children. The elephant in the room is that our money-making formula isn’t pretty and it isn’t working. The grand dilemma we […]
The New ‘It’ Trend:Why Activated Charcoal Is Hot
Millennials & Others Welcome Effective New Innovation Sometimes, in order to get clean, you have to get a little dirty. This is a concept that humanity has known for thousands of years with our long history of mud baths. But it’s not just about mud anymore. Most recently, the trendy new get-dirty-to-get-clean ingredient is activated […]
The Competitive Advantages of Hiring A Diverse Team
By Alexandre Pachulski, Co-Founder of Talentsoft It’s natural to gravitate toward people who think the way you do, who you share things in common with, and who come from a similar background. It’s a human inclination that can serve you well in social situations, yet also undermine your talent management strategy. When it comes to […]
The 10-Step Sugar Detox Plan For You And Your Children
For adults who crave candy and ice cream almost as much as their children, the bad news on sugar continues to pour in. Earlier this year, research into sugar’s deleterious effects showed a connection to cancer, heart disease and diabetes. More recently, the American Dental Association reminded parents just how bad sugar is for their […]
Ten Thousand Villages
By Pam Raffensberger, CEO of Ten Thousand Villages. When Ten Thousand Villages founder Edna Ruth Byler introduced the concept now known as fair trade, she wasn’t trying to make headlines. She certainly didn’t realize at the time that she would become the pioneer of a global movement for ethical sourcing and human rights. She simply saw […]
Technology will put more women in leadership roles
Thanks to advancing technology, we should see more women in leadership roles Have you heard the riddle about the boy and his father who are in a car accident? The father dies at the scene, and the boy is rushed to the hospital in critical condition. Upon entering the operating room to attend to the […]
Teaching Money Lessons To Kids Who Don’t Have It As Tough As You Did
The hardest thing about upward mobility – the so-called American dream – is attaining it. Perhaps the second hardest thing is this: Once you’ve risen from a hardscrabble upbringing and gained financial success, how do you pass the traits that helped get you there – hard work, accountability, passion and discipline – on to your […]
Successfully Unbalanced
Living Your 3 P’s By: Charlie Fusco My messy journey as a work-in-progress mother, flawed wife, overly complicated woman, could-be-better friend, workaholic creator, and optimistic entrepreneur would have never led to my success if I had tried to live a balanced life for the last sixteen years. In fact, as a mother, wife, and a […]