Are you wearing a mask every day, not just on Halloween? I shot this video over the weekend at a Trunk or Treat in our neighborhood. While my family was there, many of my friends were at Halloween parties, haunted houses, and other events. Halloween is #2 in the U.S. in terms of spending, decorating, […]
Victoria’s Secret Photoshop Fail – Will They Never Learn?
Well, they’re at it again. Retailers editing real women into oblivion, creating an impossible standard that women are supposed to live up to – but never can. Victoria’s Secret photoshop fail is nothing new. It’s merely the latest in a long line of magazines and retailers to create fake women with photo-editing software. And they’re […]
She Killed the Wizard – Part 2, Practical Principle of Self-Worth
In Part 1 of this post, I talked about my friend Laura who struggled with low self-esteem for most of her life. On numerous occasions, she proclaimed that the only way she’d speak “in front of” a group of people is if she could speak from behind a curtain, a la The Wizard of Oz. […]
She Killed the Wizard – Part 1, Practical Principles of Self-Worth
Pay no attention to the woman behind the curtain. That was the only way she’d speak to a group of people: doing a “voice-over” from behind a screen so she wouldn’t be seen. A female Wizard of Oz, with one big difference. The Wizard of Oz was a fraud, desperately trying to keep up the […]
Making Resolutions That Stick
Most New Year’s resolutions suck. They sound all lofty and noble on January 1st, but 10 days later they’re just a reminder of how we’ve failed. Again. A business blogger I follow, Shannon Cherry, just produced a great video about the “New Year, New You” lie. She talks about how we think we can radically […]
