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I begin with a quote: “you have to reinvent the self to become a creative (vibrant) self,” says bell hooks. To live the vibrant life requires reinventing yourself. And older women are taking back their lives and reinventing themselves in unfamiliar facets. These women are power sensations. The younger women are strong. But the older, […]

Here is how aging is changing and it’s vibrant.  “My aging is beautiful, and it’s vibrant and matters!” Women no longer allow aging and looks to define their next moves. Women of a variety of ages are appearing more in the media across the globe. Their alluring faces are shining brightly on TV ads, magazine

Celebrating 65 Vibrant Life Years with Oprah Winfrey: 4 Essential Things I’ve Learned from Oprah Winfrey’s Vibrant Life Happy 65th birthday to Oprah Winfrey! She is the epitome of an example for living the vibrant life. We celebrate her! You see her glory, but do you really know her story? Like Winfrey, as women age we

What the leader says makes a world of difference in a civic organization, a business or a government engaged in global affairs, Never has that fact been such a topic of passionate discussion and debate as in the last 10 months, since President Donald Trump took office. The president acknowledged early on that his love

Dealing With The Negative Work Environment We’ve all been there; having to find a way to cope with working in a toxic, negative work environment. You’re probably dealing with ridiculous demands from your boss, energy draining co-workers, manipulative supervisors, unethical or mean-spirited people. Or, possibly enduring emotional or sexual harassment, workplace bullying, etc., you’re not

Every Vibrant Woman has Passion & Purpose Today I’m continuing my series on dealing with toxic work environments by sharing lesson #2 with you. In part 1 of this series, I shared lesson #1, which was all about the importance of putting everything in writing. Well today, I want to focus on your mindset, because

So far in this series, I’ve talked about why you should put everything you do in writing in the negative work environment. I’ve explained the importance of focusing on your passion and purpose in the negative work environment. And now I am going to share with you how to deal with someone who is harassing

Vibrant women don’t compete. We support each other and collaborate. We live in a word where people love to compete with each other over every little thing. However, I feel like this: Why compete with like-minded individuals when they can help you get results faster? There’s enough leadership pie for everyone, so instead of seeing

Much of my career in organizational development has involved coalition-building: getting others to buy into a big vision. So I am impressed by a program that is an essential part of the culture at LinkedIn, the business-oriented social media site that has become a go-to resource for corporate recruiting. How successful is LinkedIn? It was