Earlier this month, I had the good fortune to attend the Santa Barbara International Film Festival. As part of that, I also attended the Women’s Panel, which featured successful women from all corners of film production: editing, directing, costuming, casting, production design, and producing. The panel provided a forum for them to come together to […]
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Sandra Ford Walston claims the title of “The Courage Expert” because for years she has researched the full meaning of the word: first, from Aristotle, who called it the first of all virtues without which the others could not exist, then through its French roots, “from the heart and spirit,” and finally through the process
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When we raise our girls and get ready to send them off to college and out into the world, the last thing we might think to prepare them for is a sexual assault on campus. However, headlines about sexual assault and mishandled rape investigations on college campuses are dominating the headlines nationwide. I have three
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Do you remember when President Gerald Ford established the National Commission on the Observance of International Women’s Year? A lot of the people reading this weren’t born yet or were just babies on January 9, 1975. Following the lead set by the United Nations, President Ford wanted to focus attention on the rights and responsibilities
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Aurea McGarry founded her Live Your Legacy Summits to give people hope that no matter what happened to them they could cope with it and not just survive, but “sur-thrive.” Aurea is living proof of this optimism. Born with a silver spoon in her mouth, her father was murdered when she was 15; she had
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Gender communication expert, Claire Damken Brown, Ph.D. urges women to speak out and get their voices heard to build their credibility as leaders. Claire became interested in gender dynamics while working in the male-dominated technical industry at AT&T in the late-70’s and early-80’s. She earned two degrees in gender communication and co-wrote four books before
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Bestselling author Kristin Andress prefers setting intentions instead of goals for the New Year. She says that intentions require actions, while goals may not. Her intention in all of her consultant work and writing is to help others understand how to live the deliberate life she has set for herself, to wake up and pay
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During the holidays I invited a group of women to my home to talk about Convoy of Hope and their Women’s Empowerment Program. In case you haven’t read about it, I had the privilege to go to Ethiopia, meet the women and see the amazing benefits of this program in action. I wanted to share
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Three Leading Women co-authors offer their perspectives on empowering women during a The Women’s Eye podcast radio program, “Power of Leadership Hour.” Guest host for the podcast is co-author, Gloria Feldt, who interviewed fellow co-authors Dr. Lois Phillips and Dr. Janet Rose Wojtalik. This fast-paced exchange includes stories from their own experience growing into leading
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Happiness doesn’t result from what we get, but from what we give ― Ben Carson For many of us, this time of year revolves around parties, shopping, gifts, and spending time with friends and family. In the quest to find the perfect gift or attend the next party many of us can lose sight of
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