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My Childhood Dream of Becoming the First Female President

07/29/2016 My Childhood Dream of Becoming the First Female President A Letter to My Daughter, Ally, 5

Lessons from my 5 Year Old on Fear

12/09/2015 Lessons from my 5 Year Old on Fear My kid turns 5 tomorrow. (Yes, 5! Where DOES the time go?) As I sit here and watch her sleep, I cannot help but remember how five years ago in thisfalse

Thanks...

11/25/2015 Thanks... It's 4:30 pm on Thanksgiving eve. The bird is in the oven slow cooking for 6 hours, the sides are made, the car gassed up for tomorrow's tripfalse

No Skin, No Win: Nothing is Free

10/06/2015 No Skin, No Win: Nothing is Free This weekend on my way home from my long run, I passed by a silly man who was jumping up and down pointing to his sign. It read "free" something. Ifalse

Inner Strength

07/28/2015 Inner Strength Yesterday I wrote about grit. A big part of GRIT is knowing how to roll with the punches. For me rolling with the punches is about developing innerfalse

When Women Dream Big

03/09/2015 When Women Dream Big "The world is your oyster." My dad used to tell me this when I was a little girl. And even today, he reminds me of this so much that I have a copy offalse

3 Lessons from My First Pitch

02/19/2015 3 Lessons from My First Pitch Last fall I received the call to pitch Pink Petro to investors at the University of Texas Energy Week with several venture capitalists and industryfalse

The Best Leadership Skill on the Planet

02/02/2015 The Best Leadership Skill on the Planet If you'd asked me 10 years ago to run a mile, I would have groaned knowing I'd be out of breath before getting off my couch. I wouldn't have had afalse

15 Things in 2015

01/06/2015 15 Things in 2015 Here they are...the 15 things that will change your work in life in this new year.

Who Needs Resolutions, Create Your Legacy

12/30/2014 Who Needs Resolutions, Create Your Legacy

Building Harmony

12/12/2014 Building Harmony On Tuesday night, I attended a corporate Christmas party with my husband. It made for nice evening out. We ate a tasty meal prior to a concert heldfalse

Stuff I've Learned from my 4 Year Old

12/09/2014 Stuff I've Learned from my 4 Year Old Today's post is dedicated to Ally. She turned four today and has taught me a lot about work and life.