I noticed as I was teaching my daughter how to drive, she ignores me. She tunes me out. It's really frustrating. I think she would rather...

A few weeks ago, we went to our good friend's house. I sat at their kitchen counter and asked the couple, “Do you all know my mom wrote...

Growing up with my single mom in New Canaan, CT was a miserable experience. I didn’t have a lot of friends; I was small and shy; I was...

Recently, I noticed a patch of crabgrass on my lawn. Despite hiring a company to treat weeds, they never informed me about this...

The best lesson I learned about life and money was from my dad. I grew up being very budget-conscious, I always saved part of my weekly...

When I was young in my career, I was a people-pleaser. Some girls are sometimes conditioned to do this. Mine comes from needing...

The head of Westminster, Keith Evans, shared this history lesson with us at my daughter’s graduation from The Westminster Schools. The...

I made my own TV dinners. I was always way too skinny. My long hair was always a rat’s nest. I used to sneak into the bathroom and cut my...

I visited my allergist yesterday. I tell him what he does is so important. So he asks, what do I do? “I have my own investment management...

One evening, while walking the dog with my son Henry. He was pressing me hard about earning money this summer. He can build spreadsheets...

I have often found myself outside the popular social circles. But it helps us discover a unique way to play the game,

A few years ago, I was sitting in the last row of the plane with my son Henry. Next to me sat a very large man from Boston. We started...

Driving to Macon, GA, wasn’t my ideal way to spend my Saturday morning. But I was on an important mission. To pick up Alexandra and her...

Late for a 16th birthday party at the Beverly Hilton, I was stopped in traffic in the middle lane on Wilshire Blvd. Being impatient, I...

It feels nice to fit in. To be accepted as part of a group. I loved briefly being part of the popular girls at Beverly Hills High School....

Part 5 / 5 lessons I learned in the last 10 years. I was never popular as a kid. I lived in a crappy apartment a few blocks from Rodeo...

Part 4 out 5 lessons I discovered on my journey. Growing up in Beverly Hills in a crappy apartment with my single mom, I always felt...

Part 3 out of 5: what happened next? What is the hardest part about a transition? You don’t know what to do… I knew I needed to start...

After navigating the ups and downs of the dot com bubble and landing well in NYC, getting my dream job, meeting my husband, and having...

Part 1/5 My career trajectory, much like a Hero's Journey, unfolded in unexpected ways, offering valuable lessons along the way....