Robin Roberts: Strength from Adversity

Through her personal battle with breast cancer, Robin Roberts says she learned, “We are all a little stronger than we think we are.”

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Rachael Ray: Answering Opportunity’s Call

A dash of luck and Ray’s passion for food are the base for a deliciously successful life.

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Sally Field: Do What You Love

A desire to be her best fuels Sally Field’s career and a very full life.

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Making the Choice Not to Worry

More damage is done by worrying than by what is being worried about. This is because 90 percent of all worries never come to pass. Over the years, I have made it a deliberate point not to worry. If something happens at work or at home that would constitute a worry, I have learned to address the potential worry and say, “I’m going to wait to worry.” Then when I objectively and realistically address the issue, the “obvious” need for worrying goes away. Read more

Why You Should Start Your Own Business Today

John was 53 when the bad news hit: His department was being moved offshore. Since joining the company eight years earlier, he had worked his way up to a solid position in middle management with a decent salary and great benefits. Now, he was out of a job. Read more

Big Shoes to Fill

When you’re a high school girl with a size-11 foot, a cute pair of shoes might as well be made of platinum or diamonds. They don’t exist. Yes, there are practical shoes, orthopedic shoes. “But they’re not cute,” Kathryn Kerrigan says. Read more

Take Your Emotions to Work

The ability to pick up on subtle cues can give women the edge in business.
by Susan David, emotions expert and business psychologist

Women have a unique ability: We are innately able to tune in to other people’s emotions. You can see evidence of this at home and at work. Before children are old enough to use words, mothers often know what they need long before fathers do. In business meetings, women are
often the first to see through false confidence because they pick up on the facial and physical cues of anxiety before men do. Read more

Just Who Will You Be?

Maria Shriver discovered it’s not what you do, but who you are that matters.

Children are asked quite often, what do you want to be when you grow up? As teenagers, they’re sent off to college to prepare for their chosen profession. And, after spending between $25,000 and $50,000 (or more) on a bachelor’s degree, many of these young men and women go into a career that has nothing to do with their education.
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