You know the old adage – Don’t judge a book by its cover. In other words, we shouldn’t judge by appearances, though we know that first impressions count, that the public face is important to success in many areas, that social conventions serve their purpose. But is anyone ever who you think they are? Haven’t […]
Stella Dallas
It stopped me cold, and I couldn’t change the channel. It was Barbara Stanwyck, in 1937’s Stella Dallas, a film I hadn’t seen in years. It’s the story of a working class mother who manages to marry into money, leaves her husband, then raises her daughter under difficult (and questionable) circumstances. Years later, when the […]
Twinning (What Does it Take to Succeed?)
A Stolen Life In 1946, Bette Davis played a dual role in A Stolen Life, the story of identical twins with very different personalities. It’s a melodramatic film, predictable yet thoroughly enjoyable, and it’s one that has always stuck with me. I imagine it is a desire to call upon my own evil twin, to […]
Must Everyone Be a “Leader” to Succeed?
Challenging “traditional” leadership notions.
Are you wasting your time?
If work or study is unpaid, do we consider it a waste of time?
Promiscuity: The Perils of the “P” Word
I just saw it again – the “P” word. Promiscuity. And I saw it in an article written by a woman, referring to a period in her life when she was actively exploring her sexuality. I loathe the term “promiscuous;” it’s judgmental and gender-biased, implying engagement in indiscriminate sexual behavior with multiple people, and even […]
Personal Boundaries: Do You Cross the Line, or Move It?
Testing our own boundaries in order to grow.