Building Resilience and Moving Ahead Through Tough Transitions

On February 23, 2017 By Elizabeth Rosalyn TheIn Inspiration, LifeLeave a comment

Breakups and layoffs suck. Whether it’s the end of a long-term relationship with someone you love, the loss of a job you were dedicated to, or another life-altering situation, being thrust into these scenarios where a big part of your life comes to a sudden end is downright unnerving and terrifying.

You enter into that uncomfortable grey area of uncertainty, where before you looms a tough period of passage from what you knew towards what is unknown. To help you build resilience and respond better to an imposed transition, we share a few ways you can begin to part with the past, return to the present, and move ahead towards the future.

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The Power of Women Who Stand Up, Together

On March 23, 2016May 19, 2016 By Elizabeth Rosalyn TheIn Career, Change The World, Inspiration, Life, Life Lessons, Words Of WisdomLeave a comment

117 years from now, we will achieve global gender parity in the workplace. That’s right, according to the World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap Report for 2015, equal opportunities will be accredited to the currently under-tapped and under-utilized female talent pool by the year 2133. Yeah… we’ll all be long gone before we can be witnesses to the closing of the gap.

The urgency of addressing the alarming stats and estimations from this study and many others is emphasized through this year’s International Women’s Day theme of taking the Pledge for Parity to break the boundaries that prevent women from reaching their highest potential. Sure, we can all make promises to join the fight to #changetheratio, but how can we start chipping away at this grand mountain of a problem and begin accelerating progress? What is one tangible step we can take to ensure gender parity is even possible in our lifetime?

For women to begin to make a difference, we have to join forces. Only when we stand up together will we recognize our full potential and utilize our combined powers.

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Sweet Serendipity

On November 2, 2015November 2, 2015 By Elizabeth Rosalyn TheIn Inspiration, Life, Life Lessons1 Comment

Serendipity. A word that brings forth a wave of calm with an added spark of curiosity. The tranquil term refers to those “fortunate coincidences” and “pleasant surprises” that present themselves to you when you don’t even anticipate them. It’s these moments of happenstance – unsought discoveries, encounters, and experiences – that can lead you to enlightening revelations and promising opportunities which can add value to or fill a need in your life, and even ultimately change the course of your journey.

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Life Lessons Learned From… Women in Entertainment in 2014

On January 21, 2015May 31, 2015 By Elizabeth Rosalyn TheIn 2014, Change The World, Entertainment, Inspiration, Life, Life Lessons, Words Of Wisdom3 Comments

2014 was the year when women worldwide raised their voices in important discussions of hot topic issues, such as personal identity and equality of the sexes. In the world of entertainment, actresses, musicians, and other talented ladies used their high profile platforms to share their thoughts on being a women and a human being in our day and age, and their advice and hopes for a better future. From the words of these 10 women in entertainment, we can derive several life lessons that can be applied to all aspects of our lives, from careers to relationships, in 2015 and beyond.

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