Work Wives Global

18/10/2018

The nerves behind this photo from Saturday morning are still palpable to me. On the flight from NYC to Dallas, I kept reworking the presentation and each time, it felt like fake platitudes. On one of my many trips to the lavatory during the flight because the flight was delayed three hours and I was on NO sleep and also, all of the water in the free world, it became clear- tell the truth even if it shocks, offends or makes someone uncomfortable.
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I saw the faces and I saw two or three react negatively and a few tune me out entirely. Then I saw the smiles, the nods, heard the snaps, had one come up to me after and in tears say, “today is the first time I felt that being exactly who I am as a woman is enough.” Five stopped me on campus later and told me they are recent grads and were so relieved someone finally said what they were thinking.
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I should have rehearsed it more, practiced it, honed it but I was not convinced I should say any of it. The messages from childhood barking ‘be pleasant and pleasing not assertive or confident’
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“Don’t play to the cheap seats”, I said. “If you’re a critic, I know you aren’t a contributor”, I said....and I let my own words sink in my marrow.
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Women are wonderful and when we tell each other the truth, magic happens. It is an honor to address the next generation of female leaders in all fields. Thank you, and !
Thank you to and for helping me in every way imaginable. Thank you to for talking me down to normal breathing patterns.
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13/09/2018

In exactly one month I will speak to a wonderful group of women over Homecoming weekend at my alma mater and I’ve already packed the weekend with activities and time with people I love! When I mapped out the future of WWG, I included ‘speak on campuses’ as a goal and held that vision. Being asked to speak here came four months later and I practically did cartwheels.
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When I need ANYTHING in life, the people I have on speed text were all my friends when we roamed this campus. Some have agreed to come in for this weekend to be my emotional support, to sit in my audience, give me a tour of campus and all of its newness, take me to the Homecoming musical and parade and sit with me at the game.
We’ll have dinners and make more laugh lines and I will finally thank the one man who helped make it all possible when my family dropped me off on campus, so unsure and uncertain, this college thing so new, two teen brothers in tow, one toddler sister and a three month old sister all in a row.
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I know what Thomas Wolfe said about going home but Thomas Wolfe never met my friends from university days.
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13/09/2018

I kept this business card because it marked my first promotion and first time leading a sales team. I also thought it cool that I worked in what was then the tallest building in the country. My first hire is still a woman I admire and consider a friend which proves what I’ve always known about myself: I can spot talent.🤓
I’ve been awake since 2:28 this morning, some hours thinking about this date and some just wishing I could desperately fall asleep. This is what I know all these 17 years later:
LOVING where you live matters so much. It just does. It determines so much about your life so pick a place that sets your imagination and heart on fire.
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Feeling valued and as if your work matters in some way is a goal. Some chapters of our professional lives are drudgery but if there is fun in the day, excellent colleagues and clients, good in each day is possible.
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Dying at work can happen going 35 mph or in the most horrific terror attack. My cousin whom I’d just visited the week prior was killed on Sept 10 driving 35 mph in NC. Ask yourself if what you do for a living is part of a path to something else, what you love or if a change is needed.
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Living in fear is not the antidote, it is not a useful way to walk the earth and it dishonors those who would give anything to take one more breath.
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I wake each year on this date to a loving text from a college friend who is family to me. Friendships lasting decades are rare and beautiful gifts.
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Being resilient doesn’t mean it won’t be scary. I didn’t set foot on a NYC Subway for eight months after this date but I did fly the next week. Every muscle tensed, we move forward. That’s how life works.
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Remember the smells and sounds of that date and be thankful every single morning you wake up in a safe land.
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You get this one wild and precious life- do something magical with it.
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Not everyone will understand your pain or stress and that is perfectly okay. We all are dealt different hands in life and everyone around you is doing the best she can.
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27/08/2018

03/07/2018

Twenty years ago I said farewell to a life in which I was sleep walking, following a prescription and making a life that resembled those around me. Moving to NYC in 1998 was simple and scary, breath holding and breath taking. One year ago today, I said farewell to corporate life. The security of the paycheck, the colleagues, the clients, the things that defined my days. Tomorrow marks my favorite holiday- a birthday party for an experiment that became a country.
To challenges, chapters, and staring down the scary.
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03/05/2018

In addition to the page, a group is being created. This will be a safe space, a private group, where women can dialogue and learn from one another. We all have something to teach someone and we all have something to learn

01/05/2018

We gave the website a MAYkeover! Thank you for following us on Instagram and thank you to the 100 women interviewed these last three months-your feedback matters. We're here to help and we're glad you're here. Please keep the feedback coming this way. This is your space. EACH ONE TEACH ONE.

28/04/2018

Founder Friday Moment: Meet MY Coach, .
So many women think earning a degree or three ensures that the career will be all taken care of, others spend more time, money and energy planning their weddings than they do planning or managing their careers. I’ve been successful at Fortune 100 firms, selling to Fortune 500 firms, in a Fortune 1,000 firm, and two start-ups but I have never been one thing: an Entrepeneur.
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I am a natural teacher, listener and leader and I am disciplined but I need a Sherpa and 🛠s. Enter Alex.
She has built a multimillion dollar business, just won the Woman of Substance Award from Cornell University, speaks at Harvard, is launching her podcast series and has a great coaching business, and I met her when I stepped WAAAAAY outside my comfort zone and attended a Founder’s Friday in lower Manhattan. Also, her vibe is a good one. That matters.
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It’s never too late to learn, we are never too experienced to ask for help, I would have never met her had I not tried something so not in my DNA, talking with her is my favorite part of any week.
Each One Teach One.
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