By now I am guessing that many of you are so sick of hearing the song “Let it Go” that you want to hide in a hole and come out when the craze is over. I finally went to see the movie about four weeks ago with my cousin. There were a bunch of teens sitting a few rows in front of us. They were singing all the songs, quoting numerous lines. and “Hmmming” and “Ahhing” in all the right places. They simply LOVE this movie, and there are a lot of great reasons to love it – from Elsa…
Am I Really Going to Do What I Am so Scared Of ?
As I shared with you last week, I made a decision to join some of my fellow business- women and sign up and begin training for a race, taking place on Aug 17th 2014. This was not an easy decision for me. I am what one might call a professional non- runner. Although when I was growing up, I was very active in various sports from ballet to gymnastics, swimming team to Judo, the one thing I always hated, and still do, is running. Despite how great I was at push ups and pulls ups, handstands and diving, I just…
Enough with Creating Unrealistic and Unhealthy Expectations
Growing up in Israel, I had the opportunity to be involved in athletic classes from an early age – ballet, gymnastics, judo and swimming. Even today, there are not as many competitive leagues for kids and teens as there are here in the US. When I was younger, I would take every opportunity to participate in regional athletic competitions for my school. I mostly joined in because I loved it, but there was no real expectation that I win. When I did, everyone was happy, and if I did not, that was okay as well. Here in the US, the…
Who is Your Daughter hanging out with?
I feel so blessed. In the last few years I have both created and joined several supportive communities connected to different areas of my life. Last week I had the pleasure of once again going to an event sponsored by my amazing business coach, Shanda Sumpter. Did I learn a lot? Yes. Did I get inspired? Yes. Did I take some more steps towards the future I want to create? Yes. Is that the best thing that happened there? No. The most powerful thing that happened to me last week was experiencing the power of community. I was reminded how…
Teaching our Girls Intentional Thought and Action
I was eating dinner at a friend’s house last Friday night, and as often happens, I got to meet some new people. One of the men at the table was sharing with my host something about the results of his God Week. My ears perked up, and I turned to my new friend and said, “What is ‘God Week’”? At first he was a little hesitant to explain, saying “I am not a very religious person, it’s not what you think……..” But he’d engaged my interest, so I gently asked again what “God Week” was. He finally relented and said,…