Is There a Place For Us? Only #Whenweallvote
Issue 209 — November 7, 2022
Voting is a form of leadership. My grandparents, who were immigrants and entrepreneurs, taught me that everyone has an obligation to participate in the community. If you have not already cast your vote in the crucial midterm elections, here is where you can go to make sure your vote counts, where and how to vote in your state, and information about where candidates stand on issues of concern to you. Here is an easy to use resource to find out what is on the ballot where you vote, how to get help if you experience a problem casting your vote, and more.
Read MoreHow Do You Go from Grief to Joy?
How do you go from grief to joy?
This week I write about how the examples of recent moments of communal grief–the 21st anniversary of 9/11 and the death of Queen Elizabeth II—can inform us as we grapple with personal grief. And I share a phone call that helped me process my grief by creating a lasting legacy in memory of my husband, and the resulting joy. Read the full story here…
Read MoreThe Big RE Secret for Solving Women’s Pay and Debt Gaps
Issue 205 — September 5, 2022
Something doesn’t compute here, I thought, when I saw a well-meaning but laughable piece of advice to women in an Ad Council campaign in collaboration with AARP.
“Save a larger percentage of your income for retirement,“ it tells women, and cites the data that women are 80% more likely than men to be poor in their old age. “Save 2% more than you are currently saving,” goes the advice.
Read MoreWhat if Your Big RE Is to be a Waymaker?
If you had the courage to use your Power TO do what is your highest intention and all you deserve to be in the world, what would you do, Friend?
Tara Jaye Frank, a featured keynote speaker for Take The Lead’s hybrid Power Up Big RE Concert and Conference on August 26 believes every leader in every seat has the power to become a Waymaker to create sustainable change and equity for women.
Read MoreCome Celebrate 8 With Me: Free Birthday Concert for Women’s Equality on August 25
There’s a reason Marina Arsenijevic’s story is the longest in my book Intentioning: Sex, Power, Pandemics and Why Women Will Take the Lead for (Everyone’s) Good. She’s the archetype Intentional Woman and the role model for Leadership Intentioning Tool #2: Dream UP, because if your dreams don’t scare you, they aren’t big enough.
It would take a mighty big dream to scare pianist and composer Marina.
Read MoreAlex.
The world lost a one-of-a-kind man on July 17 when my beloved husband Alexander Barbanell died following a two-week hospitalization for pneumonia and multiple infections that were too much for his 91-year-old body to overcome. He was just two weeks shy of his 92nd birthday, August 1.
Read MoreIt’s Your Turn, Now What?
There is a fire that erupts when women REmember who they are AND know that it’s their time to step up and fully own their authority to lead.
Yes, I’m talking about you because you are that woman!
You are the woman that The Big RE Conference was created for because we know that on the other side of spending two days immersed in the power-packed agenda we have in store for you, you are going to leave knowing what it takes to…
Read MoreFinal call to submit your question for Carla!
What if we told you that someone was waiting on you to activate your Big RE?
Not next month, not next year but NOW?
Would you believe in yourself enough to start or would you continue to talk yourself out of what you really want?
Read MoreThe #1 Leadership Strategy for Your Company in Times of Controversy (Read #RoevWade)
Issue 203 — June 27, 2022
The United States Supreme Court ignited a political and social firestorm by overturning Roe v. Wade on June 24, the last day of its 2022 session.
Read MoreA Few Tips to Shake Things Up!
We’re not going to belabor the ‘stuck in your comfort zone’ thing but after our last email, we would be remiss if we didn’t pop in and share a few tangibles ways to break free from the grips of your comfort bubble. (-;
If you’re truly ready to take steps away from your comfort zone, here are some tips that can help.
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