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Let’s Get Real About “Fake”

On March 26, 2017 / Healthy Living, Making Things Happen

“Fake” is a prevalent four letter F-word in our vernacular these days. A few examples: We have accusations of “fake news.” Entrepreneurs talk about “fake it til you make it” to succeed. Scammers create fake Facebook profiles to recruit “fake friends.” There are fake claims by products delivering skewed marketing. There are fake foods posing as nutritional. There are fake celebrities on social media. And there are fake statistics feeding the fake news as indicated by this article in Forbes magazine. “Fake” seems to be a new reality these days. The Urban Dictionary has many uses for the word. Fake can mean everything

The Power of the Pocketbook

On March 6, 2017 / Making Things Happen, Women at Work

Almost every woman I know carries a pocketbook or purse. It could be a designer bag, a clutch, a leather tote or cloth sac. It could be filled with a wallet of credit cards, a wad of cash or an envelope of “mad money.” What’s more important than the style of the bag or its contents is its impact. As a follow up to the International Women’s Marches held January 21st, this Wednesday, March 8th, is officially “International Women’s Day.” It has also been designated as “A Day Without a Woman.” Women around the globe are being called on to

The Voice of the Persisterhood Prevails

On February 12, 2017 / Attitude Adjustment, Making Things Happen

This week the hashtag #shepersisted has been circulating with fervor after Senator Majority Leader Mitchell McConnell invoked Rule XIX to basically tell Senator Elizabeth Warren to shut up and sit down after she gave a lengthy speech and started reading a letter written by Coretta Scott King criticizing Attorney General candidate, Senator Jeff Sessions, whose appointment Warren opposed. He was later approved. The rule states that ““No Senator in debate shall, directly or indirectly, by any form of words impute to another Senator or to other Senators any conduct or motive unworthy or unbecoming a Senator.” Senator McConnell said of

Managing Pain Safely & GMO Foods: Pros and Cons- Jan 23- Fearless Fabulous You!

On January 23, 2017 / Fearless Fabulous You Radio Show, Healthy Living, Making Things Happen, Women's Health

Pain is Epidemic in the USA The saying “No pain. No gain” may apply to some forms of exercise, but when pain is chronic there is a lot to lose in terms of quality of life. According to the National Center for Health Statistics (2006), approximately 76.2 million, one in every four Americans, have suffered from pain that lasts longer than 24 hours and millions more suffer from acute pain. Pain affects more Americans than diabetes, heart disease and cancer combined and is the most common cause of long term disability. There are many holistic ways to manage

Walk the Walk; Don’t Just Talk the Talk

On January 15, 2017 / Attitude Adjustment, Making Things Happen

On January 21 women around the nation and the world will gather in Washington, DC for the Women’s March on Washington. It’s not the first time women have marched. The women’s suffrage movement in the U.S. started to gain momentum during the second part of the 19th century leading up to the constitutional amendment approving women’s right to vote in 1919. On August 26, 1970, on the 50th anniversary of women’s suffrage, National Organization for Women (NOW) organized a “Women’s Strike for Equality.” Approximately 50,000 women marched in New York and another 100,000 women participated in demonstrations and rallies in

January 9, 4PM EST on Fearless Fabulous You!

On January 9, 2017 / Careers, Fearless Fabulous You Radio Show, Making Things Happen, Women's Health

She Created the First Hair Salon for Kids Cozy Friedman knew nothing about cutting hair or raising kids when she conceived of Cozy’s Cut’s For Kids, a hair salon just for children. But she saw an idea and seized an opportunity. Marketing and making things happen is in Cozy’s DNA. In 1992 she heard about a young boy’s bad experience at an adult hair salon. Cozy conceived her kid-friendly salon. Cozy went back to school to learn hair cutting, wrote a business plan and started to shop her idea around. Initially investors just didn’t get the concept. A hair salon

Put Time on Your Side- Fearless Fabulous You!

On January 8, 2017 / Attitude Adjustment, Making Things Happen, Women at Work

The sun is out. You’re sitting at your desk working and enjoying the view outside. It may be morning or afternoon. Your call. You’re getting the work done on your time. No one is looking over your shoulder, watching you punch a clock. You’re making money in a stress-less environment and giving yourself time for You. Maybe you are making money in your sleep with an automated business. No matter how you shape your day, time is on your side. Sound good? You bet! Increasingly I meet women who have ditched the traditional corporate life to create a business model that

When Breaking Up Is Hard To Do- Tips To Make It Easier

On December 11, 2016 / Attitude Adjustment, Making Things Happen

There comes a point in everyone’s life when you’ll face a breakup. I’m not talking about calling it off with a significant other or divorcing a spouse or anything involving a romantic relationship. I’m talking about breaking off with people who provide you goods and services, perhaps for many years. And then one day you decide to make a switch. Maybe you were unhappy with someone’s services. Maybe you felt you needed a fresh look or new approach. Maybe a better offer or price presented itself and you wanted to give it a try. Maybe you moved neighborhoods or cities.

How To Kick Cantorexia

On July 18, 2016 / Attitude Adjustment, Making Things Happen

Are you or a friend suffering from cantorexia? It’s how I define people whose mind set tells them they can’t do something when they really can if they refocused and tried. All of us at some point may have experienced some form of cantorexia. When we were younger our parents or teachers may have told us, “You can’t do that.” In sports you may have been told, “You can’t be on the team” because you were too slow or small. I was told by high school teachers I was too bossy. “You can’t act that way.” I was told by a

Reality Check: Don’t Shoot!

On July 12, 2016 / Making Things Happen

I am starting to think this wonderful information age is giving us too much information. The internet brings the world together but some times it all seems like a bad reality show. A tipping point for me was this past week when Lavish Reynolds live streamed her boyfriend, Philando Castile, dying from a gunshot wound next to her in a car with her young daughter in the back seat. If my husband lay dying next to me, I would use my cell phone to call 911 for help and I would hold him in my arms to comfort him. I

A Bad Break Should Not Put the Brakes on Your Outlook

On June 5, 2016 / Attitude Adjustment, Making Things Happen, Survivorship

At least once in your life you may experience a bad break or a traumatic experience. It could be a cancer diagnosis, the death of a loved one, a marriage gone sour, or loss of a job or business. Setbacks and stumbling blocks are facts of life. Some situations are more difficult than others, and the healing process may take more time and effort for some. Survivorship has many faces and paths, but there is one common destination: recovery. There was a point in my life where I faced a fork in the road after a series of setbacks that could have stopped me in my tracks.

Fearless Fabulous You! Change Too To One

On May 30, 2016 / Making Things Happen, Staying Grounded

How often have you heard or said any of these lines? I’m too busy. I’m too old. It’s too much work. It costs too much. It’s too risky I’m too tired. It takes too much time. It’s too confusing. It’s too pointless It’s too much to think about. All of these are basically mental shields. But instead of protecting you from harm, they may prevent you from helping yourself. We all think this way at some point. But if you find yourself thinking this way more often than not, it may be time to unlock your mental block. Here are