The difference between a cook and a chef welcomes many different opinions, but when I heard Christopher Kimball of Milk Street’s definition distinguishing between the two, I took note. He enumerated a few more contrasts, but these three stood out in my mind and stuck in my memory, primarily because they make sense. Often the […]
“If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need”. –Cicero Growth, desired and intended and hoped for growth is an awe-inspiring thing to witness. Whether in ourselves, others and yes, even in the seeds we hope will sprout into the plant that will be placed in our yard and/or garden, observing […]
“When you take control of your mornings, you take control of your days. You get to engage with the world under your terms. You can act, instead of react.” —Hal Elrod, Miracle Morning Millionaires Reflect on those mornings in which you eagerly step out of bed regardless of the early hour. What was to happen […]
“Just by being a strong and kind, ambitious and likeable, empathetic and decisive, confident and flexible woman, you can help turn around the double standards we all face and permanently change the way women at work are perceived.” —Fran Hauser, author of The Myth of the Nice Girl: Achieving a Career You Love Without Becoming […]
Seeing the countryside of France and England from behind the steering wheel of my own vehicle, setting out as early in the morning as I wanted to awake, at a pace that felt comfortable on the narrow country roads and being able to stop randomly alongside the road to take pictures are a few of […]
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~The Simple Sophisticate, episode #194 ~Subscribe to The Simple Sophisticate: iTunes | Stitcher | iHeartRadio | YouTube “When we are happy —when our mindset and mood are positive — we are smarter, more motivated, and thus more successful. Happiness is the center, and success revolves around it.”—Shawn Achor, author of The Happiness Advantage: The Seven Principles of Positive Psychology that Fuel Success and […]
~The Simple Sophisticate, episode #178 ~Subscribe to The Simple Sophisticate: iTunes | Stitcher | iHeartRadio “If you can see your path laid out in front of you step by step, you know it’s not your path. Your own path you make with every step you take. That’s why it’s your path.” ― Joseph Campbell Have you ever thought or uttered […]
“If you consistently pursue curiosity, you will live a life that is a work of art.” —Elizabeth Gilbert, Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear ~The Simple Sophisticate, episode #70 On the stage in a local auditorium Friday night stood author Elizabeth Gilbert. And as I intently listened to her speak to the sold-out venue it was […]
“I couldn’t say what I thought I’d find there, but I knew Paris would give me something I couldn’t find anywhere else.” -Kate Betts, My Paris Dream Life has a funny, and masterfully gifted way of revealing to each of us what we need. At the time we may not realize why or when the […]
“But it’s in the detour that we truly find our way.” – If/Then Looking up from my book while sitting on the swinging bench I was lounging on yesterday at my country getaway, I was greeted with the sight of a haphazardly flying bird – a young Robin – coming directly toward my face. Wings […]
“To me success means simply that you have found your gifts, found your passion. But once you’ve found those gifts you must share them and get better at them every day.” -Martha Raddatz ABC news senior foreign affairs correspondent Malcolm Gladwell, in his New York Times best-selling book Outliers: The Story of Success brought to light […]
“If you are going to achieve excellence in big things, you develop the habit in little matters. Excellence is not an exception, it is a prevailing attitude.”–Charles R. Swindoll Life will always be full of endless variables – other people, Mother Nature, knowledge we have yet to acquire and the list goes on – but […]
“Success is not measured by what you accomplish, but by the opposition you have encountered, and the courage with which you have maintained the struggle against overwhelming odds.” -Orison Swett Marden Often it is the news media that tells us when someone is deemed a success in our culture, world or community – the star […]
“I don’t expect. I plan.” -Hilary Swank as Alice Paul in Iron Jawed Angels I’ve always been inspired by feats that women overcame to attain the right to vote over the course of more than 70 years of lobbying for such a fundamental right. As with so many other struggles for freedoms that after long […]
“I beg you: don’t buy society’s definition of success. Because it’s not working for anyone. It’s not working for women, it’s not working for men, it’s not working for polar bears . . . It’s only truly working for those who make pharmaceuticals for stress, diabetes, heart disease, sleeplessness and high blood pressure.” –Arianna Huffington’s […]
In the October issue of Harper’s Bazaar (US), actress Kate Walsh shares her thoughts on being appreciative that success didn’t arrive until well into her mid-thirties (“I Made It After 35”, pg 256). A wonderful article documenting her struggle, she reflects on the many lessons she was taught in the journey through her twenties, and […]
Maintaining one’s composure is a huge stride toward success whether it is in our personal or professional lives. It is by being disciplined and conscious in our decision making and being aware of the outcomes we wish to see down the road that can help us keep our poise. Last week’s Why Not . . […]
Credit cards can be a blessing or a curse depending upon how you manage to use them. The key is to not view them as free money because as we all know, they aren’t. In fact, look at them as a bill that if not respected sucks more money out of your checking account that […]
The journey of becoming a successful woman is a journey that can begin as a child. It is a journey that is full of skills that can be taught to your daughter, niece or granddaughter – to respect herself and to value her feelings and flights of fancy – knowing how to handle them […]
When famed and revered costume designer Edith Head’s book How to Dress for Success was originally released in 1967 it became a classic resource for women of all ages as they navigated the professional world whose doors were beginning to open ever wider for females who wished to partake in creating their own independence. Re-released […]
There are many different qualities that contribute to success, but most of them have to do with self-discipline and being conscious with every decision you make. It can be quite easy to allow what the media, society and the culture you live in dictate the rules of success, but ultimately it comes down to […]
Did you know that it wasn’t until 1974 in the United States that women legally had equal rights when it came to all credit practices? That means purchasing a home, obtaining a credit card, buying a car – anything that involved a loan or any sort prior to 1974 required a woman’s father or husband […]
{A simply luxurious life, while full of the concept less is more, luxuriates in the decadence of high quality, complementary style and an appreciation for the beauty that surrounds us in decor, fashion, nature and people themselves. One does not need to maintain a balance in the bank that one might associate with a millionaire, […]
