Not Being There As season is changing to the so called holidays. We are going to fall into the mental, physical trap of not being there. Before I unpack the term not being there, I am going to first let you know I have not been there in my life for family , friends, loved...
How did you get to where you are today? I was born and raised in a small town of Louisville, Alabama. In a small house filled with love and a lot of great family morals. My mother Jean Kennedy was a single parent and while she was finishing up college my Grandparents played a big...
How did you get to where you are today? I got where I am today by the grace of God. It’s funny that when we have our plan but God’s plan is different.” Jeremiah 29:11″ I needed additional income and I went to get a job at a department store. That did not work out as...
Like so many people, I grew up watching the TV show “Friends,” dreaming of the day I would be living a glamorous city life surrounded by a group of close friends. Over the years, I’ve made lots of friends: childhood friends, work friends, college friends, writer friends. I have friends who like to hike, and...
Can’t figure out what drives his behavior? Here’s how to make sense of it all. “It’s like living in a house with a monster in the closet,” Ely says. He’s talking about his brother Alexander. “You have to tiptoe all the time, just in case you wake up the monster, and then the whole day...
How hard can this be? There are only five of them. My poor daughter. She’s happy and healthy, and has loving parents and a stable home. But, she also has a dad who scours scholarly articles to find the modern consensus on best practices in raising kids. I hope we’re not treating her like a...
The key to being productive throughout your week is the plan you make at the beginning. Here are six ways you can up your planning game. As a leadership coach, one of the main things I work on with leaders is their productivity. This is a common problem in many organizations, especially with high-growth companies. The...
Gucci & Vogue present 25 Ways To Gucci A photographic series created with Vogue, the new chapter features families captured in London. The third of four stories to be shot around the world in 2018, 25 Ways to Gucci captures different types of family connections and relationships wearing the Fall Winter 2018 collection—styled with vintage...
Can money truly buy happiness? Most people might be inclined to say no, based on moral principles. But some researchers beg to differ, suggesting that money can indeed contribute to happiness — but only up to a certain dollar amount. According to their findings, life satisfaction, one of the two main components of happiness, increases...
Wall Street legend-turned entrepreneur Sallie Krawcheck writes about the surprising mantra she uses to guide her career: What would my children think? One lesson she hopes to impart is that your work can make a meaningful impact. Anyone searching for proof of that idea should look to Fortune’s Most Powerful Women International Summit in London,...