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Why take a risk?

Personal note These last two weeks have been filled with many opportunities to meet new  people and to share with them the exciting things I am doing. As I did so, I reflected upon my past, when I was so shy that the patterns on the wallpaper made more impact on a...

Movement is good for you

Personal note The past two weeks have been a whirlwind of meeting new people at networking events:  The Women’s Business Exchange, Magnetic Women  Business Networking, The Twin Cities Human Resources Association, Women in Networking, and Women of Words. In each case,...

Hassles and the havoc they can create

Personal note A full week for me, attending the “High Heels, Higher Heights” conference of Women’s Health Leadership TRUST with roughly 800 excited and capable women in the health care industry, then meeting the dedicated small business group at the Woman’s Club...

Stress and Your Health

In my last article, I talked about “stress stupidity” and how it causes us to make mistakes and lose time.  It actually does more than that: A recently released Yale University study, published online the week of  January 9, 2012,  in the  journal Biological...

Women’s Warning Signs of a Heart Attack

Personal note   February is National Heart Month, and I have been more than ordinarily busy giving my talk, “The Angina Monologue,” in which I describe women’s heart attacks and give preventive advice.  Seeing all the “red” clothing and decorations, hearing of...

Handling the stress of rejection

Personal note It’s still the beginning of the year, and all around me friends and associates are reaching out to find new ways to make their lives go forward.  As I give talks on stress, health, and success, and go to networking meetings and conferences, I meet people...

New Year’s resolutions, will power, and the February Fade

Personal note Early January found a friend and me in Chicago, that “toddlin’ town,” as the song goes.  An exhausting but exciting day in the Chicago Art Institute found us foot-sore and hungry; dinner at the Russian Tea Time was reminiscent of the old Russian Tea Room...

The Dark of the Year and the Dancing Saints

Personal note Sometime shortly after Thanksgiving, my brain seems to go on vacation.  All I can do is wander about, gazing at lights and humming music softly to myself.  There may be wisdom percolating in that brain, but getting in touch with it seems to be very...

Holiday Hints at the Buffet for the Heart-wise

The holidays are a particular challenge for those of us who know we must be vigilant every day to maintain our health through good eating. (Actually, that’s pretty much everybody.) Here are some of the challenges, and how to meet them. The holiday party, with its...