This past week, I have been reflecting on Mother Teresa’s famous quote, “be faithful in small things, because it is in them that your strength lies.” This quote resonates deeply with me, yet it also gives me some pause. When I was in high school, on separate occasions, various well-meaning friends and my beloved guidance […]
Funny lady, Lucille Ball, once said: “If you want something done, ask a busy person to do it. The more things you do, the more you can do.” Wixii™ mothers tend, as a group, to be busy people, constantly doing more. Busy with children, house and home, school, community, and for the majority, by choice […]
I am in the thick of it—in survival mode. This is what I am told by seasoned parents who are beyond the infant and toddler stages of parenting. It helps to have their perspective. But, it does not necessarily make the daily realities any less stressful. When I embarked on the venture of Women in […]
“If not me, then who? If not now, when?” posed Paralympic sailor and quadriplegic Jennifer French this past Saturday at the Colorado Community Sailing Spirit of Sailing Gala. In 1998, after hitting an icy patch during a full moon snowboard ride with friends, Ms. French was left a quadriplegic. Despite this life-altering event, Ms. French […]
A guiding principle at Women in the Mix is “simple is not necessarily easy.” This week’s Wixii-ism: “Any fool can make something complicated. It takes a genius to make it simple.” resonates. How often do you find yourself putting an inordinate amount of time into something that you believe should be simple? Yet, we have […]
This week’s Wixii-ism: “How do you make the most of your 24 hours?” speaks to me. I am a self-proclaimed efficiency junkie. I like to use each minute of each day as efficiently as possible and the realities of life with kids, challenges all my best laid plans. In fact, just this Monday for the […]
Guest Post by Nicole’s brother -in-law David Seawell: “Sheryl Sandberg is a giant in our house. My wife and I first became aware of her from her TED talk when it was posted in late 2010. I’m a TED junkie and I made her sit and watch it with me. I haven’t read Lean In, but the TED […]
I have been wondering, how many other women have “leaned away” from full-fledged career ambition and toward a perceived “safer” path in anticipation of someday motherhood—before children were even on the radar? It is unlikely anyone would have ever pegged me for one of those women. From high school on, I threw myself into an […]
Sheryl Sandberg’s book Lean In is now everywhere – television, internet, radio and finally, the bookshelves (as of March 11). The message: believe in yourself, give it your all, “lean in” and “don’t leave before you leave.” Ms. Sandberg recognizes that both internal and external barriers prevent women from getting to the top, and she […]
Balance is Out! Mix is In! What does that mean and why should it matter to you? At Women in the Mix, our goal is to redefine social norms so that women (as well as men) will be empowered to design or redesign their current mix of work-life to create a higher level of satisfaction. […]
