I recently quit my job as a technical support representative to be a full time stay at home mom. Some people tell me I’m strange.  Some just shake their heads as they attempt to comprehend the logic behind my decision in a time when many fear layoffs and a totally demoralizing,...

So often we base our future on what we’ve accomplished in our past.  We are afraid to dream of what’s possible because of past disappointments, experiences or fears. Four years ago, and 15 years into my corporate career, I found myself at a crossroads.  I no longer enjoyed my...

1500 men and 3 women.  That was the gender breakdown at my first banking conference back in the 80s.  Times have changed somewhat here in the US, and they are starting to change across the globe. Today, the finance world is still male dominated; yet there are powerful women who have carved...

Inspired by the story of three young Palestinian girls who won a coveted spot in an Intel International Science Fair by creating a laser guided cane for a blind uncle and aunt, I researched into the history of guide dogs. It turned out that Dorothy Eustis was responsible for developing the...