Elegant Time Management
Time management strategies elegant women use to defeat overwhelm. I have an elegant friend whose time management skills are the stuff dreams are made of. A fifth-year surgical resident and the new mom of a breastfeeding, four-month-old baby, at just 35-years old, she has far more on her plate than most women do. And yet, […]
Habits That Lead to Fulfillment & Joy
Fulfilling Habits That Lead to Joyful living You know those joyful women who always seem to have smiles on their faces – the gals who seem to have all the world’s secrets tucked away in their gorgeous, Louis Vuitton handbags? Chances are pretty good that those women seem as happy and content as they do […]
Holistic Health: Mind, Body & Spirit
A healthy body is a body in balance: rested, fit, well-fed, stress-free, and spiritually conscious. When you saw the headline of this post, you may have thought that I was going to suggest that you sign up for the gym, give up coffee, or start living on lettuce; while some of those are not bad […]
How to recover from a style disaster {A love letter to my 12-year old self}
Prefer to listen? Click below. I’ll always remember it as my “day of humiliation.” It was sometime during my 7th-grade year. Like many young girls, I was insecure and awkward — long legs and lanky, acne, and I hadn’t grown into my teeth yet (big teeth, small face). However, some memories are etched deep into […]
A Chic Awakening: How Your Clothes Affect Your Life
Prefer to listen? Click below. I believe that my clothes can give people a better image of themselves – that it can increase their feelings of confidence and happiness. “I feel so frumpy at work,” Leanne said to me during a coaching call. “I don’t take the time to dress up anymore,” she continued. I […]
3 Areas That Deserve Your Daily Attention
Prefer to listen? Click below. Every fall, I take the most fabulous group of ladies to Paris for an indulgent retreat on femininity, style, confidence and luxurious living. The intention: to French Kiss Life with every ounce of our beings. Every woman comes back changed. But, it’s not because we’re sitting around writing out our 5-year vision […]
When Someone Doesn’t Like You
Prefer to listen? Click below. A few months back, I was meeting with my private clients in my virtual living room. We always have tons of fun, musing on everything from style to courage. During one particular meeting, we spent an hour talking about self-belief: What do you choose to believe about yourself? One of my clients […]
Want to Blow Your Own Mind? Do This Every Day
Prefer to listen? Click below. It’s an ordinary Tuesday. I have three client calls, two meetings and an article that is due. I don’t plan on leaving the house until 6PM to join up with a friend for happy hour. It would be so easy to roll out of bed, down some coffee and feel […]
Are Your Standards Too Low?
Prefer to listen? Click below. Letting anyone who breathed be a part of my inner circleApologizing for taking up too much space.A messy financial world. Eating stale donuts because I was bored. Dressing like a homeless person at home. These are just a few of the many ways I had set the bar way too low in my […]
A story about George Clooney, Cheetoh Fingers, & the "Little Black Dress"
Prefer to listen? Click below. Style is a way to say who you are without having to speak. It was the year 2000. I looked in the mirror and sobbed. I remember it so vividly. I asked myself….. What had happened to that girl who dreamed of wearing beautiful clothes and exquisite shoes? The one who was […]