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The Misuse of Gratitude
In the United States we celebrate Thanksgiving the fourth Thursday in November every year. This is a national holiday where families and friends generally gather together for a meal and share what they are grateful for. Gratitude is the buzzword of the 21st century....

Arguing For Your Limitations
As a working mom you are no stranger to facing and overcoming many challenges, possibly on a daily basis. Each day you navigate the balancing act of your professional responsibilities with motherhood, trying to keep your career and your family afloat. You’ve probably...

Accountants and Anxiety
Mental health has become such an important health crisis that every year during the first week of October the organization NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Health) participates in raising awareness of mental health issues all across the country. They work to educate...

Please Stop Settling
Women have made incredible strides professionally and personally in the past century. We are all benefiting from the positive changes women before us fought for, whether it’s the right to vote, to be educated or to work outside the home, among many other things. Back...

When Things Seem Unfair
Someone dying too young, senseless crimes and innocent victim’s stories are in the headlines on a daily basis. It appears to be getting more and more difficult to stay positive in a world that seems so out of control. When bad things happen to good people it can make...

How to Improve ANY Relationship
Is it just me or are you also overwhelmed with all the relationship advice out there? Between books, magazine articles, TV shows and social media, it seems like there’s always some new secret that you weren’t aware of until now about how to have better relationships....

Worry Pretends To Be Necessary
One of my favorite authors, Eckhart Tolle, is quoted saying “Worry pretends to be necessary but serves no useful purpose”. The first time I read that statement I was confused and excited at the same time thinking things like: As a mother, isn’t part of my job to...

The Key to Stop Beating Yourself Up
If I put a bubble on top of your head so everyone could read the thoughts you have about yourself, what would we see? If you are like most women, your inner critic probably says things like: You really have everyone fooled, don’t you Here you go again, not...

Learning How to Have a Difficult Conversation
It’s almost unavoidable - there are going to be times when you need to have difficult conversations. Even though it’s unavoidable you still may be tempted to dance around something or avoid it altogether because you are uncomfortable with confrontation or conflict....

How to Create a Better Work Environment
For a number of years the MOVE Project has been announcing an annual report listing the Best Accounting Firms for women to work for in public accounting. The list is based on an annual survey regarding factors such as a firm’s women’s initiatives and female...