How to Make a Good Decision for Women – Margaret Thatcher

Making decisions can be difficult for women, especially when we know there are both pros and cons to all choices! But, when we know we’ve made a good decision, living with the fallout is much easier. These ways to make a good decision are inspired by quotations from former British prime minister, Margaret Thatcher, and based on [...]

3 Ways to Leave Relationship Abuse Behind – Eleanor Roosevelt

Women in toxic, addictive, unhealthy relationships may know they’re not living their best life…but breaking up with an abusive partner is easier said than done. On my 5 Stages of Leaving an Abusive Relationship article, a reader described the abuse in her relationship. Here, I hope to give her – and all women dealing with [...]

How to Make Your Business Successful: Find Your Personal Advantage

Identifying and using your innate advantages will help your business succeed – whether you’re a recent college graduate with a brilliant idea or a successful businesswoman opening her seventh store!

In The Key to Success for Female Entrepreneurs – Coco Chanel, I described how finding your personal advantage or strength can set you apart from the [...]

Healing Female Friendships – Michelle Obama

Repairing relationships and healing female friendships is the key to keeping friends for the long haul! (and to being healthy and happy). Here’s what Michelle Obama says about broken relationships and healing female friendships – plus several tips for repairing relationships.

“Women have to be able to champion other women,” said Michelle Obama in a recent issue of [...]

Overcoming an Unexpected Relationship Breakup – Eleanor Roosevelt

The end of a relationship is especially difficult to overcome when you don’t know for sure why it ended! These ways to overcome an unexpected relationship breakup are based on a reader’s question on 10 Tips for Surviving a Breakup. These tips aren’t just for the end of romantic relationships – they include the end of friendships, too.

Here’s what Eleanor [...]

The Definition of a Successful Woman – Eleanor Roosevelt

The life lesson: what it means to be a successful woman can be narrowed down…but not defined? The successful woman: Eleanor Roosevelt.

“No one can make you feel inferior without your consent,” said Roosevelt – and that right there is a key definition of a successful woman! In this case, there’s no “one size fits all.”

Here [...]

Living Your Own Life - Maria Shriver’s Advice to Michelle Obama?

Maria Shriver writes and speaks about living your own life and writing your own story. When I hear Michelle Obama share her goals for Barack’s term in the White House – such as creating an “Obama China pattern” – I wonder what Maria Shriver’s advice for her would be! After all, Shriver is a successful woman, [...]

Giving People the Benefit of the Doubt – Michelle Obama

The life lesson: giving people the benefit of the doubt can further your career and personal relationships! The successful woman: First Lady, Michelle Obama – who explained to Oprah why she now gives people the benefit of the doubt. 

“I think we should all have to get to know one another around kitchen tables,” said Michelle [...]

How to Be Authentic – Diana, Princess of Wales

The “See Jane Soar” life lesson: the more real and authentic you are, the more people will like and respect you. Love you, even! The successful woman: Diana, Princess of Wales.

She was authentic about her eating disorder, personality, and marriage:

“There were three of us in this marriage, so it was a bit crowded,” said Princess [...]