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Marge Watters

Appoint Yourself CEO of ‘You Inc.’

You rocked your career. You embraced the mission and advanced the vision of your employer … not to mention that you made money for them...

Jane Lauterback

The Secret to Success: Using Purpose, Planning, Persistence, and Patience to Reach Your Goals

If finding success were easy, everyone would have it. Achieving big goals requires hard work, but what does that really mean?

Marge Watters

I Knew This Was Coming … But!

It just happened! They called you in and had “the talk.” Or maybe, you called them in and initiated “the talk.”

Robin Reif

Sixties and Starting Over – Six Steps to Beginning Anew

The older I am, the better I understand that there is no expiration date on desire.

Marge Watters

Who Am I Now? … Beyond the Business Card

When you decide to “lean out” or you are forced to do so, a lot of identity-shedding happens suddenly.

Rita Silvan

In and Out of Fashion

My rise to the top of Canada’s fashion publishing food chain surprised everyone, including me.

Dr. Ilene Nathanson

The Path to Personal Reinvention – You Can’t Go It Alone

...after a long and successful academic career, I started asking myself whether the opportunities exist for a woman ‘of a certain age’.

Robin Reif

Toward a New Rite of Passage

Knowing I had “aged out” about 3 years before my agency happened to mention it, I was prepared for the conversation, lawyer on hand...

Marge Watters

Engage Your Whole Self to Make the Worst of Times, the Best of Times

Back in the ‘60s when we graduated from high school and headed off to university the world was opening up for us in ways our mothers could n

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