The term thought leader is bandied about like a beach balloon on a summer's day. It seems that everyone is labeling themselves a thought leader. But most aren't. A thought leader doesn't have to be original. That's a near impossible task, especially in today's world where so much...

Imagine this. You're in an important job interview and your cell phone rings. Do you answer it? You're asked a question about your former job that you despised, do you diss it? You feel pretty confident about yourself, do you puff and preen? The answer to all three questions is...

James Bond drinking beer? Not a suave move Bond. James Bond swilling beer is a huge branding bomb. We know and love this sophisticated spy for his elegance, savoir-faire and swagger, not for sipping the foam from a heady Heineken.

Famed for his signature beverage of a vodka martini "shaken,...

When she decided to develop a perfume, Kim Kardashian didn't guess what her almost eight-million Twitter followers wanted; she asked them. Her first scent, named after the "star" herself, was created after Kardashian asked her devoted Twitter followers what they wanted from a fragrance. The response? Hints of...

I've never liked small talk. I like to jump into the deep. To find out what makes two people tick together like an old fashioned grandfather's clock. I seek conversations that juice my creativity, that help me navigate all types of love and to put in perspective the difficulties of...

I'm in love with Pinterest the new hot social network where images are digital coke -- addictive, unlimited pleasure with just a few side effects -- like taking up all the time in a day.

I'm not alone in this social acceptable addiction, as the network has...

Get a body like Jennifer Aniston. Get a butt like Jennifer Lopez. Love your curves like Christina Hendricks. Lose your baby weight like Angelina Jolie. Dump your bump like Beyonce.

There is no end to the enticements for us women to change our bodies to be like the stars --...

Everything I do is small. I collect small notebooks to pen my thoughts. I put small, decorative objects on presents to transform them into exquisite treasures. I believe in the small idea, the small thought and the small bite. The only way I've succeeded at anything is to take small...

Perhaps. If not handled carefully.

I visited an Aikido site that appeared to be run by a serious teacher who stated that he was "an author and Aikido instructor, 6 dan Aikikai." He also teaches the sword art iaido. He seemed to have substantial credentials but as I scrolled down...

During the first Japanese tea ceremony Sachiko Knappman conducted, she prepared tea and served it to her guest when Sachiko herself was ready. After much training, she realized that the person she was preparing it for also needed to be ready and open to receive the tea. The...

I was on the mat last Sunday to practice running through my fourth kyu test from beginning to end. It was quiet and dark in the Dojo (training hall) in the early morning cool where just a few of us had gathered to practice. Several black belts volunteer...

Just when I've eschewed my Jimmy Choo's I read about Stiletto Spy School for Women. Power has always been sexy -- for men. But when a woman is called powerful it's often code for "bitch." When you combine sexy with power you get the potent combustion...

How many of you gals out there would like to send the men you meet trying to find Mr. Right to charm school? Imagine that those men learned how to really look at you and listen. Their bachelor pad had all the comforts a girl could want. This...

Forget about beauty. Be funny. When you can forget yourself you can express your talents and connect with people as the maverick Isabella Rossellini shows us in her films called green por.no about the sex lives of insects.

Rossellini says the "P" word like she's talking...

Can your lover be your worst enemy? The answer may be yes. It sure can seem that way in the midst of a fight. Sometimes this person you love, whom you thought you knew, turns into an alien from another planet. You don't have a clue as to what changed...

My house is squeaky clean today. My Brazilian cleaners are as fastidious about creating a meticulous house as they are about creating a perfectly sculpted body. The first plastic surgery for "Julia" was a nose job. Before she had the surgery she constantly complained to me that her nose was...

Don't you hate serving size lies? Food manufacturers are imposing portion control for people who nibble, taste or sample. These guidelines aren't for people who actually eat.

I adore Kettle brand potato chips, for example. But I'm sorry, one bag is NOT five servings. It's two. Or one if I'm...

Women often think that they have to act like men to succeed. They climb the corporate ladder by mimicking traditional male behavior. Although it may buy them temporary "success," most of the time, on a deeper level, it doesn't work. They often end up dissatisfied, restless, and ultimately unfulfilled.

Every night when I head out of the house to practice Aikido my sweetie Will calls out, "Don't get hurt and don't hurt anybody." Other than being a klutz I'm not much of a danger to anyone, but some people are a danger to me.

One particular Nage (the thrower...

Sometimes men bear the biggest brunt of women's negative body image (NBO).

If she suffers, he suffers.

Body image expert Sarah Maria, author of Love Your Body, Love Your Life has worked with women and men to overcome their negative body image (NBO). She deals with the root causes and...