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PR Guru Re-Invents With a Purpose
Written on 11 Mar, 2010 at 18:37 in Blogs, Health & Wellness, Lifestyle, Women of Power Articles | viewed 826 times | 5 Comments
Somewhere along the way, we got a memo saying that we had to be fabulous–all the time. How is this possible? How many of us are pretending to be a superwoman when we are a super wreck? It’s time to... (Continue reading)
Challenging the Stigma of Mental Illness
A new campaign by SAMHSA designed to raise awareness of mental health problems among young adults in the African American community hopes to get more people talking about the issue.... (Continue reading)
Psychological Strategies Can Push Performance
“In a vastly diverse, global, and multicultural marketplace where all other factors are becoming increasingly equal, human performance serves as an enterprise’s predominant competitive differential,” says Rodney Stigall, senior recruiting manager for Florida-based Harris Corp.... (Continue reading)
Reclaim Yourself
Written on 1 Jan, 2010 at 14:00 in Careers, Magazine, Magazine Features | viewed 778 times | 1 Comment
Whatever crisis you’re dealing with, it’s just a point along the way to where you’re going. As we begin another year, take this time to reset, recharge, and reclaim yourself.... (Continue reading)
Resilience and Recovery
Written on 15 Dec, 2009 at 14:16 in Lifestyle | viewed 690 times | 0 Comments
Resiliency—the ability to get back up after a setback knocks you down—is a trait we all cultivated in order to survive the recession and one we’ll be falling back on during the slow recovery. But while survival often dictates that... (Continue reading)
Resilience and Recovery
Written on 1 Dec, 2009 at 14:09 in Magazine, Women of Power Articles | viewed 363 times | 0 Comments
Resiliency—the ability to get back up after a setback knocks you down—is a trait we all cultivated in order to survive the recession and one we’ll be falling back on during the slow recovery. But while survival often dictates that... (Continue reading)
The Ex(pectation) Factor
However one defines success—love, the freedom and ability to do as you choose, the path of self-discovery, marriage and family, a six-figure salary, houses, cars, a six-pack (abs, not beer that is), etc.—human beings appear to be in constant pursuit... (Continue reading)
Skepticism vs. Cynicism
Written on 1 Nov, 2009 at 16:51 in Magazine | viewed 4 times | 0 Comments
As president of The Franciscan Center, a Baltimore-based organization providing services to the poor, Karen Heyward-West often butted heads with the organization’s board of trustees over how best to help its clients become self-sufficient. In 2007, the board vetoed her... (Continue reading)
Go With Your Gut
Written on 1 Nov, 2009 at 16:24 in Careers | viewed 353 times | 0 Comments
In 1969, as the first black woman to earn an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School, Lillian Lambert thought she was destined for a brilliant career advocating for social justice. But after a couple of dead-end jobs with federally funded programs,... (Continue reading)
Keep the Faith
Written on 8 Sep, 2009 at 11:23 in Lifestyle | viewed 441 times | 2 Comments
Got Faith? Author Westina Matthews offers advice on making it through these uncertain times.... (Continue reading)
