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What I Learned the Year We (Nearly) Skipped Christmas

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My suitcase was packed, my traveling clothes all laid out. This trip was part birthday gift, part Christmas escape, part Florida homecoming. My mom tried to help by encouraging me to like stuff that other girls my age liked: clothes, boy bands, teen magazines. My mom shook me awake in the dark. Today we flew back to Florida.

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The Ultimate Holiday Gift Guide for Entrepreneurs, 9-to-5ers and Executives

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You’ve made your list and checked it twice—now, it’s time for the hard part: finding the perfect gift for everyone this holiday season. To help minimize the stress that sometimes comes along with gift giving, we’ve rounded up 14 of our favorite products. Give a gift that keeps on giving—a yearlong subscription to the No.

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5 Ways to Make the Most of Your Local ‘Buy Nothing’ Group

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The yoga ball and hand weights you vowed to use daily sit in the corner collecting dust, the workbench your husband received as a gift five years ago remains unopened in its original box, not to mention all the clothes and games your children have outgrown. She recently gifted several reusable container lids. “I

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5 Ways to Make the Most of Your Local ‘Buy Nothing’ Group

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The yoga ball and hand weights you vowed to use daily sit in the corner collecting dust, the workbench your husband received as a gift five years ago remains unopened in its original box, not to mention all the clothes and games your children have outgrown. She recently gifted several reusable container lids. “I

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What Leslie Jordan’s Legacy Can Teach Us About Pivoting to a Third Act

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Leslie Jordan: Repurposing Your Gifts. It’s also a great example of how someone can take their gifts— in Jordan’s case, stage presence, comedic timing and storytelling—and repurpose them, like he did from on-screen to online. Here’s how you can find success in changing it up now. In your current role, what strengths do you have ?

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Want More Charisma? It All Starts with Your Mind

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And it can be learned. Yes, external stuff can help, from clothes to voice to smiles and hand gestures. A gift of presence. But perhaps her greatest charismatic gift is her almost palpable concern for others. Charisma is found among all sorts of folks, in every walk of life. You have to feel genuine emotion.”.

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44 Ways to Kick-Start Your New Year

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I’m working on taking time off for visits, but in the meantime I’ll reconnect the old-fashioned way by writing, sending cards throughout the year; little gifts the family might enjoy, too. I’ve learned that my daily choices make a big difference in my long-term happiness. Clean out your closet and donate unwanted clothes to charity.

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