Money

With my book underway, I’m interviewing many people who know firsthand the trials and tribulations women experience with life’s “you never knows”. Every year LouAnn Bloomer, the CEO of TBICO in Danbury, Connecticut, helps more than 500 women move past unexpected adversity, and she has some simple, but powerful lessons for any…

When my husband and I were engaged, my religion dictated that we had to attend “pre-cana” classes designed to prepare couples for marriage and ferret out those who were on shaky ground.  All I remember from the experience was ducking out early for more compelling dinner plans and wondering what qualified priests to dispense relationship…

Arianna Huffington is right: We are a nation in need of The Third Metric Revolution. It’s so very true that money and power are poor measures of success. There’s no question we will find greater happiness through a focus on well-being, wisdom, wonder and opportunities to give back. In my view, the most essential well-being…

Here’s a revolutionary thought: instead of wasting a lot of time wondering whether you can or should “have it all” (family and career), how about realizing that for most women it makes long-term sense to DO IT ALL. What am I saying, exactly? I’m saying that with few exceptions most women need to (as I…

Reinvention can sound like a luxury for the wealthy and secure. There’s a misconception that reinventors are the chosen few who can take lots of time to dream up jobs that will make them happy– whether or not the compensation “pays the rent”. Many reinventors, though, are frustrated job seekers forced to think out of…

When mothers tell me they’re thinking about a workforce hiatus, my message is always “Look Before You Leap”. Some women leave well prepared–in a position of strength–after considering this important work and life option from many different angles, planning ahead for an engaged life at home and figuring out how to stay current in advance…

For many years widely recognized Career Coach Nancy Collamer has been helping people turn the seemingly impossible into the possible. When we first became acquainted, she was helping women find professional and creative ways to start businesses and earn money without ever leaving their homes. For many who needed the extra income she was a…

Economists categorize people as wealthy, middle class or poor, but according to my late grandfather that leaves out the layer he was fond of calling “50 Dollar Millionaires”. According to my grandfather, many people who give the appearance of affluence actually are highly leveraged with little wealth or savings. It was his favorite snarky topic…

When I was a senior in college beginning my first professional job search, I visited an older friend in New York City.  Compared to my dorm room living and campus attire, her life in a nicely furnished apartment (with lots of chic clothes and shoes in the closet) looked pretty glamorous.  To top it off,…

When Wendy Field of Westerly, Rhode Island was told recently that her senior-level position at UBS had been “eliminated” she did not fall on the floor in shock. It’s no secret that the financial services world is pretty tumultuous these days and just about everyone is waiting for the other shoe to drop. Without question…