1. 5 Things Every WAHP Need on The Happiest Home
The Happiest Home, a blog by Meagan Francis, is full of savvy advice on how to maintain your sanity as a parent. She has begun posting advice for other parents, particularly moms, who are interested in working at home and making a living as a writer or blogger. What I love most about The Happiest Home is it feels so practical; the writers have a way of giving common sense advice that feels like new information.2. Lean In - If You Weren't Afraid
If you've been following my blog, you know I'm slightly obsessed with the whole "can women have it all" debate and I'm a pretty big fan of Sheryl Sandberg. While I may not agree with all of her points, I love that she has used her cache and cultural capital to discuss women, work and leadership. One of my favorite lines from her book is in the introduction. She says leaning in is what you would do if you weren't afraid and that for her writing the book is what she would do if she weren't afraid, so she did it! This Tumblr page is dedicated to declarations of what women would do if they weren't afraid - I love it and find it incredibly inspiring! Declaring what you would do is the first step to making it real.
If I weren't afraid, I'd become an entrepreneur and trust in my ability to live and support my family off of my writing, facilitation and consulting work.
What would you do?
3. Levo League
A good friend introduced me to Levo League (pronounced lay-vo). I couldn't even pick an article from the site to highlight because I am so amazed by the concept and the content. This is one of those things I wish I'd thought of! Click the link and let me know if you have a favorite article or Office Hours video!
They also have a community on MightyBell that I highly recommend. I was hesitant at first because, let's face it, it is challenging to manage yet another social media platform. But MightyBell is about making connections that are genuinely mutually beneficial - try it!
"Levo is a growing community of professional women seeking advice, inspiration, and the tools needed to succeed."
4. 7 Tips to Keep You From Punking Out On Your Goals - The Young Mommy Life
Can you see a trend here? Self-improvement and accomplishing my goals is the topic of the moment in my life. Tara Jefferson of The Young Mommy Life put her mind to becoming a full-time writer and has built a wonderful compilation of advice, personal anecdotes that inspire, and a consistent message that "you (I) can do it!" I am working on #2 - What should my alter ego be? I might borrow Beyonce's - Sasha Fierce?
5. Beyond Money and Power (and Stress and Burnout): In Search of a New Definition of Success by Arianna Huffington
Rounding off today's tidbits with a rather long but awesome article on how we define success. Arianna Huffington of the Huffington Post argues that right now, money and power are the two metrics most often used to define success. She is holding a conference in NY next week to discuss definitions of the third metric - how should we define success? If you are focused on the first two, what are you sacrificing or not nurturing in pursuit of money and power? Personally, a strong sense of self, passion for what I am doing and some level of balance (i.e. not letting my work be the only thing that defines me) are critical.
PS - I came across this article on LinkedIn. I have recently re-discovered the value of LinkedIn - there is really some incredible writing there. And I like that there are separate online homes for my personal and professional self. A post on social media presence is coming soon.
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