Thirty years have passed since women hit the 50% mark of all US college graduates, yet men still hold the vast majority of leadership positions and what’s worse this hasn’t improved in the last decades. Just twenty-one of the fortune 500 CEO’s are women and they only hold 14% of executive positions. “We have ceased
Anyone who has read my book will remember the inspiring story of Indie Lee and how she overcame a brain tumor and started her own skin care line. Indie wrote such a moving blog today about being four years healthy and full of life and passion, that I had to include her inspiring words on
Act Three Founder, Julie Shifman, questions expert Act Three career coach Carole Haper on her best interviewing tips. 1) What is the best way to prepare for an interview? Research the company. Find out what do they do (really try to get an understanding of this in more than a general way, perhaps by
(Excerpted from the book Act Three: Create the life you want) All of us are motivated by different things. I may be motivated by something that holds absolutely no interest to you; you may be driven by something that I never think about. In order to live the life you want, it is important to
Most of us make New Year’s resolutions and within six months over half of us have given up on our resolutions. So how can we increase the odds that our resolutions will be successful. In my research on goal setting and managing change for my book Act Three, I came across an expert that provides
Why would I even consider putting such a terrible picture of me online for all the world to see? Because it’s a great example of me working to get in “Change Shape.” I wrote an entire chapter in my book about this concept but here is a quick explanation of why you should be
Or what I call, Make Dad smile We know that what we focus on and pay attention to becomes our reality- well focusing on gratitude makes us much happier. So we need to focus much more on what we are grateful for. Take out a piece of paper and write at the top “My Gratitude
The Oxford Happiness Questionnaire (adapted) Instructions: below are a number of statements about happiness. Please indicate how much you agree or disagree with each statement entering a number alongside it according to this scale 1:sternly disagree 2:moderately disagree 3:slightly disagree 4: slightly agree 5: moderately agree 6:strongly agree _____ 1. I feel particularly pleased
You might be wondering what a picture of good old Ben is doing at the bottom of this blog. Well, Franklin said lots of insightful quotes but I wanted to talk about one of my favorites. He said “the U.S. Constitution doesn’t guarantee happiness, merely the pursuit of it.” Then he said “it’s up to
Yesterday I took a ballet class that was too hard for me. Actually it was way too hard for me as I took class with the professional dancers of Cincinnati Ballet. Why did I do this crazy thing? Well, I like to push out of my comfort zone, scare myself just a little on a
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