The mother of one of the most impactful inventors in history, Thomas Edison says this of his mother: “My mother was the making of me. She was so true, so sure of me: and I felt I had something to live for, someone I must not disappoint.” One of the more inspirational tales of this mother/son duo tell of a time young Edison came home from school with a note….
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Feminine Gift of CONSENSUS: Jada Pinkett Smith
Feminine Phenom: Jada Pinkett Smith Jada’s Facebook Series, Red Table Talks, have become the go-to destination for some of the most crucial conversations taking place today. Her topics have covered everything from family and marriage to race and religion. Red Table Talks’ guests have included former friendships gone wrong, self-proclaimed bigots, and victims of high-profile legal battles. With her mom and daughter as her co-hosts, she covers a wide spectrum…
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Feminine Phenom: The Wild Woman
Feminine Phenom International Women’s Day Edition I felt the pressure today. How do I choose one woman, one face, one body of work to represent each of us? From RBG to Mother Teresa? Oprah? Ellen? Mulalah? Sally Ride? Queen Elizabeth? Lady Di? Rosa Parks? Who was the ONE WOMAN we could all connect with? Who was the ONE WOMAN who left the indelible mark of feminine? Who was the ONE…
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Feminine Super Power of FAITH: Lauren Daigle
Feminine Phenom: Lauren Daigle Her story Lauren is the first woman in over twenty years to have an album reach Billboard Top 10 on the Christian charts and then successfully cross over to the Pop charts. Part of her success is no- doubt because of her smoky and passionate voice. The other part is because her lyrics are so relatable, if you didn’t know she was singing about Jesus, you…
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Feminine Phenom: Michelle Obama
First Lady. It’s the term most people automatically associate with Michelle, so you may assume this is about her support, encouragement, or grace. But that would degrade her real super power. See, First Lady was an identity bestowed upon her by her husband’s dreams, her husband’s pursuits, her husband’s success. As a result, she found herself smack in the middle of the most powerful office on earth. All eyes were…
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Feminine Element for Success CONNECTION: Drs. Katie Rodan & Kathy Fields
Feminine Phenoms: Drs. Katie Rodan and Kathy Fields It’d be easy to tout them for their back-to-back billion dollar successes with Proactiv and Rodan + Fields. It’d be even easier to celebrate how their life’s work reduced acne and reversed the signs of aging. But what’s really worth recognizing is the 300,000+ women they have amped up by putting them on the path to entrepreneurship. They did this with their…
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Feminine Trait of SURRENDER: Lady Gaga
Feminine Phenom #3 goes to my newest celebrity crush: Lady Gaga I wasn’t always a fan. I kinda liked her, but it was hard for me to find Her under all the makeup, wigs, and costumes. She revealed in her Netflix documentary Gaga: Five Foot Two that her outrageous costumes and red carpet looks were her way of trying to maintain control in an industry notorious for controlling every aspect…
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Feminine Super Power RECEIVING: JK Rowling
JK Rowling became the first billionaire author ever in the wake of her success with Harry Potter. Often celebrated for her perseverance in getting her first novel published after being rejected 12 times, it was actually what happened long BEFORE that first rejection that paved the way to her success. I’m honoring JK Rowling as the next noteworthy feminine phenom for using this feminine super power: RECEIVING. She describes the…
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Feminine Super Power of Joy: Marie Kondo
It’s Women’s History Month! Follow me this month as I feature some of my favorite women who are succeeding because of their FEMININE super powers. First up : Marie Kondo for Sparking Joy Joy is a feminine super power and at its core is a life giving force. Marie’s empire has been built on this one simple concept. Only be surrounded by things that bring you joy. What a novel,…
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Somewhere between WARRIOR and GODDESS
I’m a recovering WARRIOR. A woman who white knuckled everything in the name of perseverance and grit, I was quick to draw my sword and my shield. Sometimes out of protection, sometimes out of productivity, but always FIERCE. Because FIERCE is my default. And because FIERCE is celebrated. And for most of my life, it was my only mode. The way of the WARRIOR WOMAN no longer excites me. In…
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