Issue 208— October 17, 2022

We celebrated my husband’s life on the first day of the past week, Sunday, October 9. Those are words I never wanted to write, speak, or even think. Yet like many difficult things in life, we have to face them head on, and the only way through them is through them, into the next phase.

I was told afterwards that butterflies fluttered about my head when I told the story of why he volunteered to work the butterfly exhibit at the American Museum of Natural History in New York.

The SumGloria FeldtOctober 17, 2022Loss, Volunteering, Change Comment

Head First: How To Gain Control of Your Brain and Live The Life You Want

Have you ever felt overwhelmed, or unable to think clearly when it mattered most? You were probably trying to use a part of your brain that was unavailable at that time. The great news is: There is a simple technique for regaining access to that part of your brain on-demand.

Embrace Paradox: How To Navigate Tensions For Better Solutions in Life & Work

Both of them knew about each other’s work. And their collaboration was a perfect fit.

Wendy Smith was a fan of her co-author, Marianne Lewis, and her research long before they met. Lewis was aware of the research Smith was working on as well; so their connection is the best example of their theory that life and work are not a collection of one or the other, clear-cut choices and either/or decisions.

Expand The Truth: Women Journalists Explore Present, Future and Power Of Community

“I don’t believe in the luxury of neutrality when our bodies are on the line.”

Karen Attiah, Global Opinions editor for The Washington Post, told more than 120 journalists from across the U.S. at the recent Journalism & Women Symposium camp in Austin, Texas, that her crucible as a journalist in the age of disinformation is to “expand someone’s imagination of what is true and how people see the world.”

Even Hurricanes Don't Stop Women Who Mean Business

Issue 207 — October 3, 2022

“You’re going WHERE?” people asked.

“Don’t you know hurricanes are pummeling Florida and the Caribbean? Isn’t Puerto Rico getting hit?”

Um, yes, but when I take a speaking engagement, I show up.

The SumGloria FeldtOctober 3, 2022Women In Business, Female Experience, Female Leadership, gender equalityComment

Ellevate Your Career: CEO Maricella Herrera on Defining Your Own Success

After earning her Masters in Business Administration at Columbia University in New York in 2012, following five years working in banking in Mexico, Maricella Herrera was interviewing for a new boutique banking job in Mexico, where she intended to return to live.

Feeling the Burn(out?) Take a 3-Minute Mindset Reset Pause

If you didn’t get a chance to participate in the Take the Lead annual 2-day conference at the Phoenix Biltmore, I highly recommend watching the replay. This event exceeded expectations in providing inspiration, tools and action items for stepping into your most powerful potential. Yet lurking among the conversations spanning all aspects of Diversity and Inclusion, a new shared challenge emerged. In a word; burnout.

Close Achievement Gap: Helios Vice Chair On Urgency of Education Access

“Each generation wants their kids to have it better than they did,” says Jane LaRocca Roig, vice chair of the board of directors of Helios Education Foundation that has invested more than $300 million in educational initiatives and scholarships since 2004.

Make Change: How and Why Donors of Color Impact The World For Good

“If you can’t make change with the person who lives next door to you, how can you make change across continents?”

Isabelle Leighton, executive director of Donors of Color Network, says, “Most change starts local.”

Community Building, Finance/Money, Changing the Power Par...Michele WeldonSeptember 16, 2022Philanthropy, Community, Racial EquityComment

How Do You Go from Grief to Joy?

How do you go from grief to joy?

This week I write about how the examples of recent moments of communal grief--the 21st anniversary of 9/11 and the death of Queen Elizabeth II—can inform us as we grapple with personal grief. And I share a phone call that helped me process my grief by creating a lasting legacy in memory of my husband, and the resulting joy. Read the full story here...

You Need This: Leaders On Embracing Power, Overcoming Obstacles, Leading with Resilience & Taking Risks

Your internal obstacles are as powerful as your external obstacles at preventing you from realizing your full potential. But there are key strategies to overcoming both kinds of barriers.

Hope Timberlake, coach, trainer and author of Speak Up, Dammit: How To Quiet Your Fears, Polish Your Presence and Share Your Voice shared with a virtual audience at the recent 2022 Power Up Conference: The Big RE, how you can manage fears and get to making impact and change.

Pay Me Now: 5 Essential Invoicing Tips Entrepreneurs, Leaders Can’t Afford to Miss

The global electronic invoicing market is booming, and according to imarc's E-invoicing market forecast report for 2022-2027, it’s not going to stop anytime soon.

As businesses across various industries make the switch from paper-based invoices to completely digital ones, entrepreneurs are uncovering smart ways to further optimize their billing systems.

Career success, Entrepreneur, Life tools and tips, Women Career SuccessMegan HudsonSeptember 8, 2022Finance/Money, Entrepreneurship, LeadersComment

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