So there you are – you’ve got 73 new emails, a phone that won’t stop ringing, a 2 pm deadline at the office, and you’re in the middle of the nastiest breakup in history. This is officially a meltdown. You fight back tears, but you know that you’ve reached your limit and something must change.

If you’ve ever been in this type of situation, you know how it feels to be facing Superwoman Syndrome – that nagging feeling of not being enough...

So, a good friend of mine (male) wrote an article for Essence.com on breaking up and how women can do it successfully. Based on my feelings about some of the questionable advice I've seen in Essence and other mags, I jumped when he asked me to help him write it. So, I thought I'd share some of the conclusions/reflections we came up with and get your thoughts on how you've gotten through BIG breakups and what advice you think women need to hear about surviving them.

In no particular...

NO TELEVISION!

Television can be a total time sap and block to your productivity and creativity!

For today, turn off the tube!

Here's the scoop:
What? - No TV today!

Why? - The average American watches 3 hours and 46 minutes of TV each day (that's more than 52 days of nonstop TV-watching per year).
By...

Hey ladies!

I'm doing a 30 Day Inspired Living Challenge with the people in my online community. I'm sharing it here since today is the 1st day.

The daily challenge will be posted here.

Feel free to jump in!

Day 1 - NO COMPLAINING!
Sounds simple, huh? You may not realize it but most of us complain internally and externally way more than we should. Complaining is a waste of energy!

Here's the scoop:
What?...

BILLS!

We’ve all got them but most of us hate them. But what if we decided to take a different perspective to our bills?

Have you ever considered that your bills are actually a blessing? Think for a moment about what a bill is an indication of…a product, credit, or service extended to you in exchange for your payment. With this in mind, a bill is a reflection of you receiving something.

Think about what it’d be like if you had no bills....