Plaid for Women | PlaidForWomen | Activity https://www.plaidforwomen.com/members/plaidforwomen/activity/ Activity feed for PlaidForWomen. Tue, 21 Apr 2026 22:16:13 -0500 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 6abf8499f7f6c8d65b02decf12c34755 PlaidForWomen wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=31845 Wed, 25 Jun 2025 23:33:50 -0500 Amber Alexander Amber Alexander brings over fifteen years of experience in nonprofit leadership, fund development, and wellness-focused mission work. She has a […]

]]> ef0d641b5848bf3895eb4b70006b9d65 PlaidForWomen wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=31843 Wed, 25 Jun 2025 23:31:06 -0500 Alexis Holguin Alexis Holguin is the Owner of The Fundamental HR Pros based in Arlington, TX.  The Fun HR Pros is an HR consulting firm that focuses on helping […]

]]> f5dc91bf1296db08d5b046eb466a59a7 PlaidForWomen wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=31775 Wed, 26 Mar 2025 19:13:13 -0500 Lesley IslasLesley Islas (she/her) is native Texan from the BBQ capital of Texas and a self-proclaimed BBQ snob. She also holds strong opinions on quality […]

]]> 676ce531c061b4ca45abdb336686c43d PlaidForWomen wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=31755 Wed, 26 Mar 2025 12:30:26 -0500 Ida B. Wells – A Legacy of Truth and Courage Ida B. Wells stands as a monumental figure in American history. She not only played a pivotal role in the anti-lynching movement, but was also a […]

]]> 3a4dd84afee0b01d8eb2e93e42d4b5e9 PlaidForWomen wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=31740 Wed, 19 Mar 2025 12:30:33 -0500 Shirley Chisholm – Unbought and Unbossed Empowering Women through the Legacy of Shirley Chisholm Shirley Chisholm’s historical significance stands as a profound beacon of empowerment for […]

]]> c5dc0b8ea0d2310c03698e81eb0e5abd PlaidForWomen wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=31734 Wed, 12 Mar 2025 12:30:59 -0500 Delores Huerta – A Legacy of Empowerment and Advocacy Empowering Women through the Enduring Influence of Dolores Huerta Delores Huerta stands as a towering figure in the history of social justice and […]

]]> 0028632e7987fe55a10cd8942ebb83eb PlaidForWomen wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=31732 Wed, 05 Mar 2025 13:30:00 -0600 Marie Curie – A Beacon of Persistence and Empowerment Empowering Women through the Legacy of Marie Curie In a world continually evolving yet still riddled with gender disparities, the story of Marie […]

]]> 151cc113f558ab5b48e5a055413b27b9 PlaidForWomen wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=31579 Tue, 20 Aug 2024 16:34:40 -0500 Niki Spears Niki Spears is an Author, Expert Eduprenuer, and Chief Culture Cre8or who is traveling the country helping educators embrace a healthy, vibrant, […]

]]> 4bff0562283955c8e1b9992de0ce1cde PlaidForWomen wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=31443 Tue, 09 Apr 2024 16:12:40 -0500 Jamie English Jamie is a therapist who has had a private practice for more than 10 years.  She is licensed as a Clinical Social Worker-Supervisor in Texas and […]

]]> 0e24ef1493a4abb42a45dd426a5cc047 PlaidForWomen wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=31387 Mon, 05 Feb 2024 21:55:55 -0600 Kim Story Kim Story Haagen has a bachelor’s degree in Speech Communication from Texas A&M University. She taught Public Speaking at Wake Forest during her […]

]]> f70b8db2f89dcc160736d63a632c761c PlaidForWomen wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=31385 Mon, 05 Feb 2024 21:50:40 -0600 Regenia Crane Regenia Crane is a licensed minister for the gospel of Jesus Christ who has a passion for discipling of women of all walks of life. She believes […]

]]> 6adce3f79b131872703c80bc247a25fd PlaidForWomen wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=31378 Mon, 05 Feb 2024 21:00:53 -0600 Michelle Diaz Michelle Diaz is a life coach who helps individuals navigate the messy, meaningful moments of life transition with courage, clarity, and […]

]]> 2a7ad325cd24b6f830323bfaa75beb01 PlaidForWomen wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=31195 Tue, 12 Sep 2023 17:15:45 -0500 The Link Between Hearing and your Brain Health

]]> 987b593775fdc0d9e9aee47ef3feb2de PlaidForWomen changed their profile picture https://www.plaidforwomen.com/activity/p/108049/ Mon, 12 Jun 2023 21:02:46 -0500 0 d735800853c8a2316077f6a354b01ff9 PlaidForWomen wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=30836 Tue, 29 Nov 2022 16:49:55 -0600 Meet Our Experts Find out more about Niki here. Find out more about Gail here. Find out more about Michele here.  

]]> 9d5c7a455dd6da3a4bbb13fa6ed347ba PlaidForWomen wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=30605 Fri, 01 Apr 2022 12:30:36 -0500 Iyanla Vanzant is an inspirational speaker, life coach, author, lawyer, spiritual guide, and television personality. She is mainly known for her self help books or well known show “Iyanla Vanzant: Fix My Life” w […]

]]> e75f56113f41d5149ee98c981488c23a PlaidForWomen wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=30599 Wed, 23 Mar 2022 12:30:52 -0500 Plaid For Women has decided to start a book club! I am really excited about this!

Our plan is to meet, via zoom, on the first Monday of each month between 12-1 pm CST. Bring your lunch, your thoughts, your […]

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]]> 3500212c76add4336f8410f1325a0c2d PlaidForWomen wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=29544 Wed, 15 Jul 2020 12:30:28 -0500 Sometimes I doubt myself.  I mean I try to listen to my inner voice yet I begin questioning myself.  Sound confusing?  Try listening to my inner monologue that sounds like a dialogue and make sense of it […]

]]> 3525a5cbbbc78393b52bd50ac8fa8e4e PlaidForWomen wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=29499 Wed, 17 Jun 2020 12:30:01 -0500 Ever since I was a little girl, I have had the courage to speak out.  Sometimes this was encouraged and applauded and unfortunately, sometimes, my verbal candor was frowned upon.  Ok fine, yes, my mother told me m […]

]]> 3c97aef7a891f0922476a4631e040807 PlaidForWomen wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=29458 Tue, 09 Jun 2020 12:30:36 -0500 When you are ready to create a long-term sales and marketing plan, it pays to know which areas to focus on first, and which people can help you achieve your goals. From web development and social media marketing […]

]]> 5de7fe2760371b604ca6757bd29eb777 PlaidForWomen wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=29400 Thu, 07 May 2020 12:30:14 -0500 I have been self-isolating for over a month now and some days are harder than others.  I have been working from home for quite awhile so I am used to self-isolating.  However, my fun times, such as movies and s […]

]]> 43891aed502f4b8bb9cb085688a5a75c PlaidForWomen wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=29319 Tue, 07 Apr 2020 12:30:30 -0500 It’s the simpliest thing, but often with so much going on, we don’t prepare for our meetings. Why is that? Elizabeth shares with us what being prepared does for us as it relates to influence.

 

]]> 6f5414a3c10b7898de986e5692595be4 PlaidForWomen wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=29322 Thu, 02 Apr 2020 12:30:44 -0500 Stress affects us every day!  I just realized that this article is due to the publisher soon!  So, I began—or tried to begin—to write an article for PlaidForWomen as I have done for the past three years.  I forgot […]

]]> ed126c5d279a2d380587c0e5518752d2 PlaidForWomen wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=29285 Tue, 31 Mar 2020 12:30:39 -0500 We love this topic of “Building Up and Supporting Women” as that is a basic foundational principle of our financial planning and wealth management practice. In our work with our clients, some of our women cli […]

]]> d694cc2f7d313313c1045a7f3a7d4345 PlaidForWomen wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=29156 Thu, 06 Feb 2020 13:30:32 -0600 I have always tried to live by Shakespeare’s wise words, “To thine own self be true.”  Knowing this and doing this are two entirely different things.  It seems so easy, yet it is so very difficult to shut out t […]

]]> f1528033a4db150ea13af2e11d556543 PlaidForWomen wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=29152 Tue, 04 Feb 2020 13:30:36 -0600 Is making more money or getting the promotion on your agenda for 2020?  For many it is.

Elizabeth shows us the quickest way to find money and have more happiness at the same time.

]]> 308839f15422a37b0e8740d7639965b9 PlaidForWomen wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=29114 Wed, 29 Jan 2020 13:30:27 -0600 Elizabeth’s humor around work can make a dark situation much lighter. In this video, she talks about how we read an email or have a meeting and instantly create scenarios about what really happened in our mi […]

]]> 5f0d576011e42425a347be7f56d60fd7 PlaidForWomen wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=29083 Thu, 02 Jan 2020 13:30:37 -0600 Hello 2020!!!  I am so glad to turn the page on the calendar of 2019!  It has been a challenging year.  I lost my mother this year and my father two years ago.  Yes, I am now an orphan as someone so cruelly poi […]

]]> 1cf550fc05b12bd8aec48efcdb9e8376 PlaidForWomen wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=29027 Tue, 17 Dec 2019 13:00:14 -0600 Elizabeth Lions talks about the danger of #MeToo at work and how it caused a backlash. Executive men don’t want to work with us any more and are afraid.

Here’s what you can do to change that.

 

]]> 482f1446f06f8ce6063e96c9b6f5aca9 PlaidForWomen wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=28920 Thu, 14 Nov 2019 13:00:27 -0600 Traditions help us to remember and grow.  We can look back to happy times from our past and they help us to connect to our present and our future.  Remembering our past and our traditions help us to connect to a p […]

]]> dda785fcc18951c8b6699c3a203995d4 PlaidForWomen wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=28939 Tue, 12 Nov 2019 13:00:19 -0600 Elizabeth talks about how when women don’t get along what really happens, and how men feel about it.

]]> 696ce2e20a1a808c2555cbd8176447e5 PlaidForWomen wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=28960 Mon, 11 Nov 2019 13:00:29 -0600 If there’s one word to describe this generation of young people, it would be “entitled”. Our children have been handed everything they could ever desire, video games, toys, cell phones, cars, entertainment. Many […]

]]> 3a6fe66cbcb9c2c4385a5e461ec694b6 PlaidForWomen wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=28918 Tue, 22 Oct 2019 14:35:24 -0500 There are few things in life more damaging than divorce. It’s financially draining, emotionally traumatic and can cause serious health effects. According to a 2009 study, recently separated or divorced adults hav […]

]]> 014cb0ac612e609200735b27dd0ddac5 PlaidForWomen wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=28877 Tue, 22 Oct 2019 12:00:22 -0500 You are a smart business owner. You know you have to watch where your money goes, keep up with efficiency, and make your customers happy. Fortunately, there is a ton of technology available that can help you do […]

]]> 14533a591739c9132a6290239edfc927 PlaidForWomen wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=28873 Thu, 17 Oct 2019 12:00:36 -0500 As most of us already know, Dory is the wide-eyed, blue tang fish who suffers from memory loss about every 10 seconds or so.

At times, when I’m going about my day, I sort of feel like Dory… thinking to […]

]]> a29378150ff01c5d860f490bca13405e PlaidForWomen wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=28910 Thu, 10 Oct 2019 12:00:30 -0500 My son came home today, went immediately to his room and when asked what was wrong, began to cry. He’s in the 5th grade but is taking a pre-AP 6th grade math class and has recently been having some problems. Not w […]

]]> 1d5efce3d1fbcae1c176d9526382d045 PlaidForWomen wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=28851 Mon, 07 Oct 2019 12:00:58 -0500 Every school has a culture within it’s walls. Something that creates the character and the quality of life among the students and teachers. Each educator brings a part of who they are into their classroom and d […]

]]> 30ad9ca765e40eb61659ec0a483cc008 PlaidForWomen wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=28826 Thu, 26 Sep 2019 12:00:37 -0500 We’re a family of 5.  Me, my husband, one daughter and two sons.  Family means we stick together.  There are good moments and bad moments.  Even through the bad moments, we support each other with lots of hugs […]

]]> 72c1191ce27b46637e86e321c7ea76f8 PlaidForWomen wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=28818 Mon, 23 Sep 2019 12:00:39 -0500 Family is who we count on.  We all have our blood family and our people we choose as family.  I think that a winning combination of both types of family are the best for me.

I believe that your birth order a […]

]]> 94b628750409087ae4920c318799ae80 PlaidForWomen wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=28786 Tue, 10 Sep 2019 12:00:46 -0500 Elizabeth shares with the audience a miss step she made at work, and how to recover from it.

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]]> bbf512e9d8f31fbbb9f9251bb9fd095e PlaidForWomen wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=28784 Mon, 09 Sep 2019 12:00:40 -0500 Have you ever felt left out? Wanting to be included in something but knowing you weren’t invited to join or participate can make you feel excluded. Exclusion can easily be seen as bullying if the intent is to a […]

]]> c96efe94dffedde4b45ccc1d72234bda PlaidForWomen wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=28746 Tue, 20 Aug 2019 12:00:48 -0500 Elizabeth asked the audience the hard question: do you want to change?

And what does that require for us as women in leadership?

]]> 0c05ac50de73547c9caf2fbfa6e8a8e1 PlaidForWomen wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=28744 Mon, 19 Aug 2019 12:00:47 -0500 Taking care of yourself so you can help others is much easier said than done. Today’s woman has a to-do list a mile long.  We all are juggling work, family and friendships.  Whether you work inside or outside of t […]

]]> 7a140d5a5ea59e2bdeb2abcf67c2024f PlaidForWomen wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=28735 Mon, 12 Aug 2019 12:00:12 -0500 I grew up the middle of three girls. It was a world of make-up, shopping, and fighting over the clothes we were supposed to be sharing. But it was also filled with insecurities brought on by the words of […]

]]> 9259024eb75a40862ec8a2a42d83b294 PlaidForWomen wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=28733 Thu, 08 Aug 2019 12:00:51 -0500 I often visit with my friends about the journey of womanhood. Where we’ve been, where we are and how we’ve arrived at some of the places in our lives.  A common denominator is the sting of overwhelm that most of u […]

]]> 333cb86f8aba2bafbc926a0c36080718 PlaidForWomen wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=28709 Mon, 29 Jul 2019 12:00:55 -0500 Money is a way to allow us the freedom to do the things we want to do.  I have always enjoyed having money and enjoyed earning it creatively.  I really have had some interesting jobs throughout the years–  Ma […]

]]> 59fd82c42a4d487464cdb32f0c49899a PlaidForWomen wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=28703 Tue, 23 Jul 2019 12:00:58 -0500 Elizabeth apologetically talks about the toughest day she had in leadership – and it was the day that she got a call at work that her father was dying.

She talks about how she handled a life crisis, her team […]

]]> e8ebd9cb66b308f0edb3eab101252c2a PlaidForWomen wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=28693 Mon, 15 Jul 2019 12:00:17 -0500 Recently my child came to me with frustration and anger boiling up because another child had hurt her feelings. I sat there listening to her spill out the upset this brought her. Someone didn’t want to be her f […]

]]> 1788b8f9c1a5c0ef7e177be77f71a9c3 PlaidForWomen wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=28654 Tue, 25 Jun 2019 15:19:15 -0500 When your career path hits a bump or gets derailed completely, it can leave you feeling utterly confused and unsure. You had a plan, and that plan changed, so what do you do now?

First things first, you need to […]

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