Personal Development and Career Success for Today's Latina
This article was published in the Huffington Post. Latinas are uniquely positioned to become the next cadre of powerful leaders in this country. Forbes’ recent cover article: The Next Media Jackpot: The $1 Trillion Hispanic Market, featuring Sofia Vergara as television’s best paid actress, sheds light into the increasing influence of Latinas as individuals and as [...]
Yesterday, I found myself googling the words “empty nest syndrome” and doing what I always do when I feel anxious: read everything I can find on the subject. The days are numbered. My daughter leaves to Harvard College in exactly 32 days. Of course I’m superbly proud of her — it is no small feat [...]
Having a great business idea is exciting and motivating. But you’ll need to translate that idea into a business concept if you want to move forward with your business start up. That is, you need to describe how your service or products will meet new or existing needs, and offer a more competitive edge than existing companies [...]
Part I of the Awakening the Millionaire Mind post defined the poverty mindset and described how it limits us in all areas of our lives. It also offered some insight into the mind and behaviors of financially successful people. Today, we discuss how thoughts are at the core of our behaviors and actions. We then [...]
Infidelity is one of life’s most painful and gut-wrenching experiences. Finding out that your man has been unfaithful to you can be quite devastating and unraveling. In my private practice, I have worked with women who come in after learning that their partner has been cheating for a while — and they come in feeling [...]
This post was previously published on September 10, 2010. Photo by Adam Jones, PhD At the age of 10, my mother could no longer manage my hair. “You have too much hair…I can’t deal with it…” she would repeatedly say in Spanish, as she brushed and pulled my thick and wavy hair into three tamed [...]
The joy of watching a blue jay on our deck The month of June was packed with end of school year events — Kindergarten celebrations, high school proms, a graduation and a big family fiesta to wish our daughter the best as she heads to college. This meant I had lots to organize, prepare for and a [...]
The Life Wheel If you’re feeling out of sorts, unfulfilled, exhausted or empty, keep reading. Today, I am going to share with you a useful coaching tool I use with my clients as a Life Coach. It’s called the Life Wheel. It helps us assess how well we’re doing in life, in general, and how [...]
Today’s New Latina Spotlight is on Midy Aponte, CEO of The Sanchéz Ricardo Agency, a digital media and public relations firm based in Washington, D.C. Midy shares her thoughts on the growing presence and influence of Latina bloggers, public relations and representation. NL: Midy, tell us a little about yourself and where were you born [...]
Sexual Abuse in Children Child sexual abuse and molestation is a heavy conversation topic, but certainly one that needs to be discussed openly. A significant number of children are sexually abused by the time they reach adolescence. The actual rate of sexual abuse among children is unknown as a result of under-reporting, due to intense [...]
