Jude Olson

Dear Ms. Plaid:
I am stressed out! I work a full-time job, I have 3 children who are school aged and who are all involved in extracurricular activities, and a husband who I know I need to spend more time with. […]

Who are the business professionals you rely on to make your life better?
Most financially savvy families have an attorney to prepare an estate plan, a CPA to prepare annual tax returns and a financial advisor to […]

Over the years, the pendulum has swung back and forth (sometimes violently) between carbs being good and not so good as a calorie source. In fact, you may even experience major guilt from having that extra slice […]

Drug overdoses now kill more people than gun homicides and car crashes combined. In 2015, more than 52,000 people died of drug overdoses. That’s more drug overdose deaths than any other period in US history — eve […]

I love the New York Times’ Corner Office interviews published each Sunday morning. There was an interview a few years ago with Dan Rosensweig, president and chief executive of Chegg. Chegg rents textbooks online a […]

We see this all the time in marketing: “Earn 6 Figures With ONE Webinar!”

“Sell From the Stage and WIN BIG Profits!”

“Close More Sales and Make More Money FASTER!”

And we also hear the “Success St […]

For the last five years I have extensively studied leadership, with an emphasis on women’s leadership—researching all aspects of the subject for my dissertation and post-doctoral work.

What intrigued me was how […]

For twenty-five years, I have had the pleasure of being in love with the same woman. Despite her doing this crazy thing called dying in March of 2014, we have had an uninterrupted love affair that has consistently […]

Dear Ms. Plaid:
I have been shy my entire life. Sometimes my shyness can come across aloof and unfriendly, but that is the farthest from the truth of who I am. I have recently been asked from my new boss to give […]

When we marry we pray for that “happily ever after,” fairytale relationship everyone dreams of. Unfortunately life does not always work out that way for everyone, divorce becomes a harsh reality, along with bre […]

Do you roll out of bed with a smile on your face, feeling inspired to embrace the day ahead of you? Not so much? I understand. But I also know a simple way to transform your mornings from meh to […]

Some of us make changes overnight, raising a child with mental health needs. But for most of us, it’s a gradual adjustment. You make little shifts in how you parent and honestly, how you live your life, until y […]

Happy spring!! Welcome to wearing your shorts and flip flops again. I love this season!!
When spring comes majority of us get excited to do our spring house cleaning. I know I do.

The other cleaning that is […]

As 10,000 Baby Boomers turn 65 every day, the definition of “Retirement” has been evolving and changing as this decade moves forward.

For some, retirement is the end of daily work and the beginning of a 2nd act […]

Women Leaders Series
Connie Oliver
Vice President, Marketing & Communications
Solis Mammography

Connie. Give us a little personal background. Where were you born?
I was born in the small town of Lagrange, […]

As long as I can remember I’ve really liked “the guys.” I’d rather drink a beer and watch the game than sip something fruity and gossip. I find that many women are intimated by me and I’m ok with that. Quite fra […]

One of the many compelling issues now facing society is that of immigration and the ongoing crisis of assisting refugees. While many around the globe are willing to do all that they can to help, some choose to […]

Dear Ms. Plaid:
My husband and I are planning a 3 week vacation to Europe in the Fall and we are planning on taking our children, ages 2 and 4, along with us. Our friends and family think this is inappropriate […]

I don’t often rant.

Well, okay fine, I do…just not always in public.

But today I just have to finally get it out of my system once and for all: I HATE being told that I have to HUSTLE if I want to suc […]