Dream Big Stories
Last updated on January 23rd, 2019 at 10:40 am I love Facebook. Now I have six hundred friends who think I look like my yearbook picture. There’s something about Facebook that’s icky when your 80-year-old Uncle Fred pokes you in the middle of the night. Yesterday I private messaged my husband to tell him I loved him. He was sitting…
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Last updated on January 23rd, 2019 at 10:40 am Some years back when the 8 Women Dream Project was in its infancy online, a reader complained that she didn’t think that we were a diverse representation of women throughout the real world–meaning we all looked white, American and the same age (over 40) group. Which, as it turns out, was pretty true. It…
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Last updated on January 23rd, 2019 at 10:40 am When we sit down to really think about what dreams we hope to accomplish, our thoughts are about how to achieve them. Something we don’t think about is how our own process might affect those around us. Sometimes we inspire others to dream big. But I never considered that chasing my dreams…
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This fitness dreamer makes the hydration mistake almost every weekend. You keep track of how much water you drink with your weekday schedule, and on the weekend your plan goes downhill. How much water did you drink today? This is the #1 question I ask women after a hard workout what their energy is like. The responses vary from awesome…
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Why do we dream of traveling the world? I can’t answer that question for others, but there are a number of reasons why I like to travel the world. What is it that drives me to dream of travel and to make those dreams a reality? To make the pages of the atlas real; to experience other cultures; to gain…
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Last updated on March 7th, 2023 at 04:17 pmToday I say goodbye to a hero of mine Robin Williams. As a motivational speaker, I’m always trying to make people happy. Robin Williams always reminded me it’s not that easy. And some darkness is just insurmountable. Even in death, Robin teaches me to see those suffering from depression through the eyes…
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