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Speak Your Truth: I Am Woman, Hear Me Roar
Lissa Rankin, May 2, 2011
Last night, I heard the news that Osama bin Laden had been assassinated. The very first thought that popped into my mind was, “Ding dong the witch is dead. Rejoice, munchkins!" Then a brief 10 seconds later, it was followed by a heaviness in my heart. Everyone all over the US was celebrating. Twitter was all atwitter with gleeful cheering. Facebook was one big PAR-TEE. There were parties in the streets.
And yet, I found myself crying, not because the world isn’t better off without bin Laden in it, but because our reaction as a society breaks my heart.
Speaking my truth
So I wrote this post. And I tweeted it on Twitter. And I posted it on a Facebook. And I quoted Gandhi saying, “An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind.”
And then people started un-liking me on Facebook. And un-following me on Twitter. And I started getting hate mail. And that just made me cry more.
Read More...15 Crazy Things About Vaginas
Lissa Rankin, March 24, 2011
A few weeks ago, I finally finished my 20 city book tour to promote What's Up Down There? Questions You'd Only Ask Your Gynecologist If She Was Your Best Friend (Woo-hoo! Trumpets blare! Cymbals crash! Phew). But i realized that I never posted a juicy blog that I wrote in the fall at the beginning of the tour... and gals, is it a good one. Did you hear the story of how CBSNews.com asked me to write this post -- "15 Crazy Things About Vaginas" -- for their website on the launch day of my book? They had posted "15 Crazy Things About Sperm" and it was wildly popular. So they figured they’d play nice in the sandbox and give us girls our time in the limelight.
And then, after it had been up on their website for about an hour, some suit in corporate made them pull it.
“Too saucy.”
You can read the whole crazy-making story here.
Anyway, I never did get around to posting what I wrote for them. So here you go.
15 things I bet you never knew about vajayjays.
Read More...Are You A Succulent Wild Woman? (Happy International Women's Day!)
Lissa Rankin, March 7, 2011
Are you fed up with feeling like you have to dim your light so you won’t make other women feel bad? Are you frustrated when something AWESOME happens in your life and you don’t feel like you can shout it from the rooftops because you might trigger someone who is too insecure to hear your good news? Do you prefer hanging out with women who lift you up, collaborate, and blow pixie dust beneath your mighty wings, rather than those who compete, gossip, and drag you down?
If so, this post is for you because you’re a SUCCULENT WILD WOMAN, to borrow a killer phrase from my friend SARK (aka, Susan Ariel Rainbow Kennedy). Today is International Woman’s Day, and I was honored to have an International Woman’s Day award bestowed upon me (deep bow. Namaste, my sisters). So in honor of this powerful day, I wanted to honor the power within each and every one of you.
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Because Women Are Friggin’ Powerful
Lissa Rankin, February 21, 2011
As many of you know, I’ve been suffering through a mongo identity crisis, both personally and professionally. I’ve been grasping for space, fussing over taglines, resisting the guidance that tells me to pick a “niche,” and generally making myself crazy because I know what I’m doing is incredibly valuable, and yet I don’t know how to explain it in a sound byte.
Read More...Own Your Value & Stand For Your Worth
Lissa Rankin, January 19, 2011
How many times have you settled for less than you know you deserve? How often have you sucked it up and convinced yourself that you should just feel grateful for what you have and quit wanting so friggin’ much? How many times have you compromised, at the expense of valuing what you’re worth? How many times have you been underpaid or passed over for a promotion you deserved or failed to charge someone what you’re worth?
If your answer is often, you’re not alone -- especially if you’re female. Even those of us with high levels of self confidence second guess and undervalue ourselves. Why? Because we’re afraid.
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How To Avoid The Biggest Source Of Business Stress
Guest Author, January 12, 2011
Please welcome the extraordinary Marie Forleo, kick-ass entrepreneur, marketing strategist, coach, and business woman, here to tell us how to live Rich, Happy, & Hot. Lissa and I both went nutso over this article on how to curb that mojo-killing business stress--enjoy (and take notes)! Thanks Marie!
Yesterday, I was on the phone with a game changer. She’s an author, speaker and long-time activist. She’s attracted high profile supporters to endorse her work, and is about to launch full tilt into a book promo tour.
She called to get my insight on business strategy. Specifically, she wanted ideas to help her organization make more money. So far, so good.
As she told me everything she had going on, a small knot began to form in my stomach. Why?
Because I recognized a deadly addiction in her, that I’ve seen in many entrepreneurs, including myself.
It’s the addiction to too many damn projects. And more specifically, the addiction to too many damn unfinished projects that aren’t making money.
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The "I Don't Know" Conspiracy
Danielle LaPorte, December 18, 2010
Tough spot, painful circumstance, official dilemma. A total jam.
"I just don't know what to do."
Hmmm. Then what? If you just don't know what to do, then what are you going to do? Probably nothing. If you declare you don't know then you won't...know. You'll just sway back 'n forth in the lull of your status quo unknowingness. No need to change because you just don't want to know. Knowing would change things. Knowing would require you to change things.
The Pink Group Agreement: What's Next For Us?
Lissa Rankin, August 25, 2009
Art By Pinkie Angelia Thompson
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