Be Yourself and the Rest Will Follow®

So, I was at Starbucks working on this week’s blog post, when this skinny, 5’ 10” girl walks by. And I flash back to myself at 12 years old, when I was at the pediatrician’s office and she looked at my hand and said, “Sorry, Rachel, you’re not going to get any taller.” I was 5’ 2”. And, at 41 years old, I still am. If I’m being honest, I probably spent much of my earlier life comparing myself to taller girls I saw. And what did I conclude? That not only was I short, but I came up short. Until I started thinking about the good things about … [Read more...]

Remember that song, You Oughta Know, by Alanis Morissette? Especially the part when she belts out to her ex-boyfriend, “It’s not fair to remind me of the cross I bear that you gave to me”? I swear, even I felt it wasn't fair, she sang this line so passionately. And I bet that even if you can’t relate to what she was singing about specifically, you have felt, at one point or another in your life, like belting out, “It’s not fair.” And you know what? You were probably right. It wasn’t fair. Because, as we know, life is not always fair. It … [Read more...]

Have you ever watched the reality show, Undercover Boss? I don’t watch it often, but, when I do, I’m usually teary by the end. Now, hopefully I get a few courage points for admitting to you that I actually like a reality TV show AND that it makes me cry! But one of the reasons I like Undercover Boss is because, instead of resulting in superficial marriage proposals that are rarely based on true love, Undercover Boss leads to something real... Empathy. Empathy the CEO gains when he or she goes undercover, performing roles employees … [Read more...]