July 2009

Brilliant Voices: Interview With Jeannine Hebb

Post written by Laura Cococcia. You can follow Laura on Twitter. From the age of 11, Jeannine Hebb has been singing her own song. An award-winnning singer and songwriter, Jeannine recently debuted her original album “Too Late to Change Me” and has performed throughout the Northeast. Jeannine graduated magna cum laude from Berklee College of [...]

July 31, 2009 CONTINUE READING →

How Much Pride Do You Take In What You Do?

A guest post by Jennifer Monahan-Searles. I recently took my first trip to Japan. The country was beautiful, and I thoroughly enjoyed visiting the many shrines, temples and museums while I was there. However, what impressed me most about Japan was the consistent level of personal pride each person I interacted with took in what [...]

July 30, 2009 CONTINUE READING →

Be The Wonder Woman You Can Be: Wise Words From Diane von Furstenberg

Authored by Christa Avampato. You can follow Christa on Twitter. “Be the woman you can be. I’ve never met a woman who’s not strong. They don’t exist. We might sometimes be afraid of our strength or afraid of what others will think of our strength. But you must know that your strength is always there.” [...]

July 27, 2009 CONTINUE READING →

Hate Your Job, But Still Love Your Life: How to Be Happy No Matter Where You Work

A guest post by Dani, author and creator of Positively Present. Did you know that even if you hate your job you can still be happy? Yep, it’s true! I know it might seem nearly impossible to be happy when you’re spending most of your life in a time-sucking, life-draining, absolutely miserable line of work [...]

July 27, 2009 CONTINUE READING →

Musical Mentors: An Interview with Jason Harrod

Over the years, I’ve created my own personal music culture, defined mostly by recommendations from friends, the timeless college unforgettables and my own personal fantasy to have lived as a hippie in the 1960s and 70s. And, I can’t leave out the musical influences from my mom and dad (read: Abba, The Carpenters and a [...]

July 23, 2009 CONTINUE READING →

One Thousand Voices: The Power of Storytelling

Post written by Christa Avampato. You can follow Christa on Twitter. “It takes a thousand voices to tell a single story.” ~Native American Proverb I grew up in the rural Hudson Valley of New York, nestled along the banks of the Hudson River. In Esopus, just north of my family’s home, was the Black Bear [...]

July 21, 2009 CONTINUE READING →

Movie Musing: The Cake Eaters

Post written by Laura Cococcia. You can follow Laura on Twitter. My friends often make fun of me. I’m that person who will go to almost any movie. I actually have a spreadsheet of those I want to see, those I have seen and those I need to see again. As a side note, I [...]

July 20, 2009 CONTINUE READING →