Mar 28, 2021 | Life
Listen to the need before you offer help. If you take pride in being strong and independent, asking for help is especially hard. Revealing the cracks in your armor as one of my startup colleague recently commented takes courage. Many people only share the...
Mar 5, 2021 | Life
Authenticity helps cultivate more joy and happiness. Several startup founders that I mentor are working on mental health solutions. I was talking with one of the founders about reconciling authentic versus aspirational self when a member of the group asked us...
Feb 20, 2021 | Life
An equal society benefits both men and women. I am reading The Moment of Lift by Melinda Gates about gender equality. Gender inequality continues to be a global issue with women in developing countries just starting the equality journey and women in developed...
Jan 27, 2021 | Life
Tips to find love and to keep your love alive. Love is something that I’ve been thinking about due to the number of “heart opening” classes that I’ve been teaching in the last few weeks. In Pilates, we don’t generally think about heart opening or chakras. How Pilates...
Dec 30, 2020 | Life
Assess your year now for the nuggets of wisdom. Needless to say, it was a rough year. Even so, you likely gained some pearls of wisdom that will serve you well in future years. Take some time to reflect as you wrap up the year and do your planning. In case you’re...
Nov 8, 2020 | Life
Change how you play to achieve more success. According to the book Edge by Laura Huang, hard work and grit is not enough because “the system” is not a level playing field. However, you can overcome adversity and misperceptions to achieve more success....
