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'Beyonce Is Not A Role Model'

The Huffington Post | Nina Bahadur | Posted 04.25.2013 | Women
Read More: Beyonce Time 100, Beyonce Mrs Carter Show World Tour, Beyonce Chime for Change, Chime for Change, Michelle Obama Beyonce, Role Model, Beyonce Role Model, Beyonce Is Not a Role Model, Who Run the World, Open Letter to Michelle Obama, Beyonce, Female Role Models, Women News

Not everyone is happy to "bow down" to Beyonce. Last week, Rakhi Kumar wrote an open letter to Michelle Obama explaining why she doesn't consider ...

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Tips for Running a Lean Business

Karin Kamp | Posted 05.12.2013 | Small Business
Read More: Laura Zander, Cost-Cutting, Lean Businesses, Jimmy Beans Wool, Role Model, The Story Exchange, 1000 Stories Campaign, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, Small Business America, Woman Entrepreneurs, Video, Small Business News
Karin Kamp

One of the major challenges facing small business owners is growing their companies -- which are often self-funded -- while keeping costs down.

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FACE IT: A Role Model Is What? Who?

Michele Willens | Posted 01.30.2013 | Women
Read More: Aung San Suu Kyi, Michelle Obama, Hugh Grant, Bridget Jones, Role Model, Hillary Clinton, Maggie Smith, HBO's Girls, Heroines, Lena Dunham, Women News
Michele Willens

So what exactly is a role model? Is it someone we relate to, someone we aspire to be, someone we just greatly admire?

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A Month With No Alcohol -- Six Days to Go

Caren Osten Gerszberg | Posted 11.27.2012 | Women
Read More: Alcohol-Free, Women and Alcohol, Drinking Diaries, Women and Wine, Alcohol, Role Model, Wine, Alcohol-Abstinence, Carrie Wilkens Ph.D, Center for Motivation and CHange, Women News
Caren Osten Gerszberg

Taking a month off from drinking has made me more aware than ever of when and how much alcohol I'm consuming.

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WATCH: Your Turn: Mentors

Posted 10.09.2012 | MarloThomas
Read More: Marlo Thomas, Growing Up, Video, Mentors, Role Model, Inspiration, Mentoring, Mentor, Role Models, Your Turn, Confidence, MarloThomas News

Growing up, I had an unlikely mentor who made me see myself in a different light. Sometimes we don't notice the impact that someone has had on our liv...

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The Beauty of a Positive Role Model

Mandy Moore | Posted 08.06.2012 | Women
Read More: Women as Role Models, Dove Movement for Self-Esteem, Dove, Mandy Moore, Girl Scouts Rock the Mall, Female Role Model, Inner Beauty, Role Model, Positive Role Models, Self-Esteem, Beauty, Mothers, Women News
Mandy Moore

If a girl is going to reach her dreams or even change the world, she needs a woman in her corner to help her see her full potential.

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Difficult Woman or Fearless?

Linda Durnell | Posted 07.31.2012 | Women
Read More: Fearless Woman, Lillian Hellman, Mae West, Fearlessness, Oprah, Fearless, Role Model, Hillary Clinton, Christine Legarde, Women News
Linda Durnell

Do all women feel the pull between what they want to do and what they are expected to do?

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My Mother, Myself

Cory Zacker | Posted 07.09.2012 | Parents
Read More: Motherhood, Mother, Role Model, Children, Pregnancy, Maternal, Oedipus, Mother's Day, Mothers-Day-Pkg, Oedipal Complex, Mother-Son Relationship, Parents-Moms, Parents News
Cory Zacker

When my son was younger and deep in the throes of a textbook Oedipal Complex, he looked at me with all sincerity and said, "Mom, why did you marry Dad? Why didn't you wait for me?"

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Happy Birthday, Deborah!

Gail Sheehy | Posted 07.03.2012 | Fifty
Read More: Deborah Szekely, The Golden Door, Deborah Szekely 90, Happy Birthday Deborah Szekely, Role Model, Rancho La Puerta, Fifty News
Gail Sheehy

"I am not ready to be 90," she told me. "It is just words. I have as much passion and ambition as I have had at any age." Let's hope we all have a new dream at ninety.

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Wise Words From Our Favorite Rookie

The Huffington Post | Priscilla Frank | Posted 05.11.2012 | Arts
Read More: Women's History Month, Role Model, Cadaver, Rookie Magazine, Tavi Sings, The Style Rookie, Tavi Gevinson, Neil Young, Teenage Girls, Feminism, Femininity, Tavi Gevinson Style Rookie, Video, Style, Coming of Age, Fashion, Slidepollajax, Tavi Gevinson Interview, Arts News

Wunderkind Tavi Gevinson started a style blog when she was only 13. Through her electric granny-chic aesthetic and insightful voice on feminism and gr...

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Greatest People

Robert LoCascio | Posted 04.11.2012 | Good News
Read More: Role Models, Role Model, Greatest Person, Inspiration, Good News News
Robert LoCascio

In my personal journey, I have met some really amazing people who made an impact on my life. Sometimes these people are famous or notable, but often these people are ordinary, much like you and me.

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Why I'm Wearing Shorts This Winter

Nikki Stone | Posted 03.07.2012 | Women
Read More: Nikki Stone, Olympian, United Nations, The Biggest Loser, Weight Loss Tips, Athlete, Diet, Motivation, Wellness, Bikini, When Turtles Fly, Dreams, Inspiration, Mali, Health, Exercise, Weight Loss, Role Model, New Year?S Resolution, Goals, Right to Play, Shorts, Women News
Nikki Stone

I could only imagine how this woman has become an enormous role model for endless young girls -- and boys for that matter -- in Mali. My short time with her energized and empowered me.

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The Price of a Freebie at Starbucks

Melissa T. Shultz | Posted 01.01.2012 | Fifty
Read More: Jeans, Jacket, Free, Texas, Blue Jeans, Post 50, Green Tea, Tea Bag, Cup of Tea, Melissa T. Shultz, Married, Ethics, Nice Day, Heat, Lexus, Role Model, Starbucks, Tea, Social Networking, Leopard Print, Fifty News
Melissa T. Shultz

Earlier this week, after months of 100-plus-degree temps, the crisp fall air inspired me to get more dressed up than usual for the office. I exchange...

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Your Children Send Messages Too

Dr. Jim Taylor | Posted 10.31.2011 | Parents
Read More: Messages, Parenting, Tantrum, Role Model, Raising Kids, Kids, Parents News
Dr. Jim Taylor

Note: This post is excerpted from my latest parenting book, Your Children are Listening: Nine Messages They Need to Hear from You. Though my focus in...

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Why I Chose Boston University

Zoe P. Strassfield | Posted 10.24.2011 | College
Read More: Boston University, Education, Heroes, College, Boston, Titanic, Science, Role Model, Archeology, Dr. Robert Ballard, College News
Zoe P. Strassfield

When the letters finally started coming in, and I saw that I'd been accepted to Boston University, I jumped up and down in excitement. I couldn't wait.

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Parents, What Kind of Role Model Are You?

Margaret Paul, Ph.D. | Posted 09.17.2011 | Parents
Read More: Personal Responsibility, Raising Healthy Children, Children, Healthy Children, Role Model, Inner Bonding, Help With Parenting, Parenting Advice, Responsible Children, Role Models for Kids, Parents News
Margaret Paul, Ph.D.

It's very important to realize that, while being there for your children is vital, it is only half of good parenting. The other half is being there for yourself with honesty, courage and integrity.

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Zero Tolerance: Trump, Schwarzenegger, and Strauss-Kahn

Jim Wallis | Posted 07.26.2011 | Religion
Read More: Sexism, Stories, Arnold Schwarzenegger, International, Children, Alleged Assault, Playing Basketball, Washington, Economy, Lament, Tolerance, Power, House Staff, Utter Disregard, Hope, Old Wives, Way of Life, Role Model, Sports, Bad Behavior, Manhood, International Monetary Fund, Dominique Strauss Kahn, Lifestyle, Perpetrators, Condemnation, Cavalcade, History of Sexism, House, Mother, Donald Trump, Abuse of Women, Pain and Suffering, Religion News
Jim Wallis

While the primary blame for abuse and misdeed against women lies with the perpetrators themselves, we should look next at the good men who say nothing. It's time for good men to hold accountable those who abuse women.

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Tiger Woods: Does Fame And Fortune Limit Your Ability To Love?

Anne Naylor | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Read More: Beatles, New Wealth, Tiger Woods, Loving, Human Spirit, Super Rich, Acceptance, The Real "More", Understanding, Role Model, New Year, Forgiveness, Determination, Golf, Persistence, Determiniation, Dedication, Fortune, Fame, Relationships, Video, Healthy Living News
Anne Naylor

I was told that often the very rich are burdened with having so much stuff to take care of that they are not free to enjoy their lives. They lose a sense of who their friends are.

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Are More Men Acting Like Barack Obama?

Details.com | Simon Dumenco | Posted 05.25.2011 | Style
Read More: Men, Role Model, Barack Obama, Style News

The chief executive's behavior sets the tone for what it is to be a boss, a father, and a husband, as well as a leader--though not always for the bett...

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What Kind Of Role Model Are You?

Alex Pattakos | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Read More: Role Model, Living With Meaning, Alex Pattakos, Viktor Frankl, Pancreatic Cancer, The Giving Life, Meaning, Stress, Giving Life, Healthy Living News
Alex Pattakos

A dear friend of mine died this past week from pancreatic cancer. Juan was only 57 years old, and unlike either Patrick Swayze or Steve Jobs, he did ...

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Why All Women Should Love Michelle Obama

Heather Wood Rudúlph | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Read More: Role Models, Michelle Obama First Lady, Michelle Obama, Role Model, Barack Obama, First Lady, Michelle Obama Style, Healthy Living News
Heather Wood Rudúlph

Most of us can learn a thing or two from this woman who came from humble beginnings on the South Side of Chicago to excel at the country's top institutions, with the goal of helping others.

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Directors Try To Leave The Judd Apatow Shadow

New York Times | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Read More: David Wain, Role Model, Kevin Smith, Film, Seth Rogen, Zack and Miri Make a Porno, Entertainment News

AS production began early this year on his new comedy, "Zack and Miri Make a Porno," Kevin Smith was still seeking an actor for a supporting part. So ...

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Wise Words From Our Favorite Rookie

Posted 10.11.2012 | Style
Read More: Women's History Month, Role Model, Cadaver, Rookie Magazine, Tavi Sings, The Style Rookie, Tavi Gevinson, Neil Young, Teenage Girls, Feminism, Femininity, Tavi Gevinson Style Rookie, Video, Style, Coming of Age, Fashion, Slidepollajax, Tavi Gevinson Interview, Style News

Wunderkind Tavi Gevinson started a style blog when she was only 13. Through her electric granny-chic aesthetic and insightful voice on feminism and gr...

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