You probably don’t need someone to tell you that there has been a major shift in the “point” of Halloween lately as it pertains to young girls. We’ve moved from creative, scary, or funny costumes to sexy, sexier, and sexiest. Even childhood favorites, known for their youthful innocence have been pornified. Just check out Red [...]
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In coaching, I call it a “structure.” It’s a tangible item that reminds us of something. For example, I have some of my dissertation students keep one of those “troll dolls” on their desks to remind them that they are bigger than their fears and negative voices that tell them they’ll never finish. I encourage [...]
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I recently returned from a private event in LA in which about 40 “actionists” met and discussed how we can band together as a Confidence Community (TM) and best serve young people. There was a palpable energy powered by people, mainly women of different ages, sizes, races, backgrounds, and experiences, who are just the kinds of [...]
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We ended last week in a media storm. We were dealing with the backlash, well, mostly, stemming from watching several extremely talented 7-8 year old girls in a youtube video dancing to Beyonce’s “Single Ladies” in skimpy belly-bearing costumes gyrating on stage. We discussed it on my Facebook Fan Page and differing opinions came out. [...]
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