PlaidForWomen

Now that the weather is getting warmer, it is so important to not just jump into getting healthy with both feet. It has been shown that if you start slowly and gradually work at it you will be more successful […]

 Q) Let’s start at the beginning. Where were you born?
Ginger Curtis) San Jose, California. We moved to Texas when I was two, but still spent our entire summers in California with my grandparents.

Q) What wa […]

Apparently, I have the opposite problem. I’m the first one to say no, and not even consider ways of taking on more work, more obligations, and more stress. When I am focused, I am very focused and don’t allow […]

Stress can affect us emotionally, physically, mentally and behaviorally.

Becoming aware of the symptoms, and how to be proactive at reducing stress and handling it more effectively, is one of the best ways we […]

When a female leader climbs the corporate ladder, she carries experience and knowledge—and sometimes personal characteristics that can eventually ‘derail’ her future career dreams! At one time, these chara […]

Parenting an adult-child is a challenging life transition that can cause situations with a high intensity of emotions and relational conflict. Think about it – parenting really doesn’t change, the methods and ways […]

The other day I was complaining to a friend that I receive 200 emails every single day. (Last year it was around 150 and I got about 100 per day just a few years ago. What’s going on?) I can’t read them all, ans […]

On May 5th, I received an unexpected check from someone who had owed me money for almost two years. I had given up on ever being paid for my work, in spite of cajoling, moving from diplomatic to compassionate to […]

The first face I saw when I arrived to this kingdom was my father’s. Deliverance was the first gift he offered me out of a lifetime of countless gifts he would bestow. He often tells me stories of how he spent my […]

How many times have you been to the Doctor and thought “I am going to tell the doctor about x, y, or z….” and then chickened out? Maybe it was too embarrassing, or you told yourself your fine and it will go away […]

I’m from Houston, Texas, born and raised. My parents still live there and from time to time they like to see (and spoil) their grandson. Also from time to time, my husband likes to have a weekend to remember what […]

I walked into the bathroom and gasped—my words were written in my eight year old daughter’s handwriting. “I AM good enough” was written in a black marker on a hot pink mirror. The words stopped me dead in my tra […]

The last two weeks I had back-to-back traveling, training and speaking. While my number one topic is women-how to recruit them, how to give them great training, how to retain them and how to promote them into […]

A few days ago, I was sitting in a coffee shop waiting for someone, minding my own business and drinking my second cup of morning coffee. I didn’t mean to listen in on the conversation of the two women sitting n […]

This week, America witnessed a monumental moment that will forever be marked in time.

Jerry Emmett was 8 years old when women in Arizona were given the right to vote. At the age of 102, she stood on the […]

Many of us are aware of the song that tells us that signs are everywhere. I have indeed found this to be the truth on my own journey of growth and healing. Once we aspire to increased personal awareness the […]

I am alone … in a fog … afraid … not knowing where the ground is.  I want to fly away but instead I am seating in a chair surrounded by others that are suffering but willing to tell their stories.  In a moment […]

It’s 6:15 on Thursday morning. The alarm clock hasn’t gone off yet, but I’m already awake thanks to the sharp kick to the kidney I received from our one-year old son, Zachary, five minutes prior. Although he alway […]

Traffic, appointments, work, deadlines, dating, school, etc. These are just a handful of things we are consistently rushing through. Many of us spend our entire life rushing and wanting to quickly transition to […]

Being a parent is definitely not easy, and seeing a child through every stage of development is both a challenge and a cherished experience. By the time your son or daughter reaches the age of majority, you may […]