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Gender Disparity
34 women have ever served as governors compared to 2319 men (Center for American Women and Politics) 3% of Fortune 500 CEOs are women (CNN Money) 3% of clout positions in the mainstream media – telecommunications, entertainment, publishing and advertising- are held by women 3% of creative directors within ad agencies are women (Advertising Age)…
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Discovering your Why?
Why do you start something? When was the moment you stopped thinking about what you wanted to do and simply began doing it? When I chose to start Girl Noticed, my “why” was very strong and I was very emotionally connected to it. It was so powerful for me that it was the very first…
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Lives Changed.
It is the most beautiful thing in the world to witness someone do the work and change their life. Our Loveland, Colorado Girl Noticed Amy did just that. I can’t express how inspiring, motivating and heartwarming it was when I saw in her daughters eyes how proud she was of her mom. Kudos to Loveland,…
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My Spirit Stands Tall. Independence Day.
Nothing in life, nothing worth having comes without work, comes without some pain, comes without guts to make changes, comes without living courageously. We will not do everything perfectly, although we’ll expect that from ourselves because we’re women and we’re programmed to believe we must be perfect. We’ll spend our time, money and energy…
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Stop being so fixated on comfort.
Let’s face it, nothing about being a woman is comfortable. From puberty to menopause and all the pms in between. Uncomfortable. Bras, heels, stockings… Uncomfortable Honestly for most of us being in our own skin… Uncomfortable. It’s no wonder we seek comfort in our lives and daily routines. But does that daily routine make you…
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Happy, like anything else it takes practice to be good at it.
“If you think this world as a place intended simply for your happiness, you find it quite intolerable: think of it as a place of training and correction and it’s not so bad” C.S. Lewis I don’t know if your like me, but I’ve spent most of my life trying to figure out happy. I…
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Peace
How can we have it in the world, when we’re constantly at war with ourselves? By the age of 11 or 12, I had had an ample amount of experiences where I felt judged, embarrassed, shamed or less than to figure out I didn’t need other people or outside forces to make me feel less…
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In her words…
Quetcy was 17 when I featured her as the Troy, NY Girl Noticed. Her bravery and resilience does not go unnoticed. She owns her story and continues to push through. She has allowed herself to be vulnerable in telling her story. With her permission I share this with you in her words. “The Story of…
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Break out the bathing suit.
Memorial Day weekend. Even though I live in Florida and can go to the beach any day of the year, it still ended up marking the day to pull out the bathing suit, see if it fit, and decide how I would define my body image this summer? Would the runway judges in my head be…