“We’re working ourselves out of a job,” I laughed nervously to my peers. I knew it wasn’t true as soon as I had said it. I was in East Africa researching approaches to poverty reduction. I already knew that the issues here were much more complex than anyone had yet considered. We could be researching this [...]
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Have you ever just been magnetically attracted to someone’s energy? Whether you are watching them speak in front of a room or you are reading about them in the news, you can sense their love for what they are doing {and you see amazing things for their future}. I believe that we all have moments [...]
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“I don’t know.” How many times a day do we say that to ourselves – either internally or out loud? Take a moment and take stock. In the few minutes since I’ve started writing this blog post, I’ve “said” it to myself multiple times. I’ve erased and re-written the same sentences. I have distracted myself [...]
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I tweeted out something last Sunday about powering down for Earth Day. Yahoo for me. I turned off all my digital devices for a whole six hours. It was an obligatory tweet. A “Hey, look at me! I’m talking about what I care about.” Except that – in all honesty – I don’t really care [...]
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I wish I had some heart-piercing personal story about why I work with Gen Y women. I’ve experienced my fair share of challenges, no doubt. But my overriding experience of being a young woman change agent has been powerful. The times when I have had the deepest impact have come when I’ve leaned on my intuition [...]
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Part of what I love about what I do is that I get to talk to amazing women. Women with big dreams and the gall to go after them in ways that many would balk at. Today I want you to meet Cassie Price. She’s launched the largest crowd sourcing campaign ever tried. {Note: I try [...]
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