Cheap, Cheap, Cheapskate

Want to hear something freaking fascinating?  The more you invest in yourself, the more others are willing to invest in you.  When you take yourself seriously, others do the same. Cheaping out on yourself isn’t noble; it’s flimsy camouflage for low self-esteem. My...

Wake Up And Smell the Coffee

I have this message hanging over my desk.  I’m not sure who wrote it.  I keep it there because there are those days that I really need the reminder.  The more I look at it, the more I think it’s something I should share.  Think of it as my little gift to you. Print it...

The Ease In Which Your Ex can be Replaced by a Stray Cat

Rhoda Berman is 85 years old.  She’s a vibrant, active, no-nonsense sort of woman who isn’t afraid to express her opinion.  She knows her strengths and her weaknesses.  She knows how to represent herself. “In order to get the best of me, I have to tell (people) the...

An Emancipation Proclamation

Some people are late bloomers. Take Flo Stahl, for instance.  She didn’t begin to value herself until the ripe old age of 65.  Now a vibrant, sexy 80-year-old, Flo is grateful for the opportunity to have evolved. Twice married, twice divorced, Flo gives herself a D+...

The Brass Knuckle Hospitality of a Southern Belle

  To get your password for Bri’s interview, fill in your name and email in the box provided on the right.   Bri Clark is a real example of redemption and renewal.  Growing up penniless in the South, Bri became a master at street smarts.  ...