by Bonnie Marcus | Sep 1, 2021 | Ageism, Gendered Ageism, self-esteem, Women in the Workplace
Mirror, mirror on the wall. Who’s the fairest of them all? I admit that I check myself out in the mirror often. Some days I’m ok with what I see and some days, well…I’m hypercritical. I realize, of course, that any self-criticism can be based more on recent life...
by Bonnie Marcus | Jun 7, 2018 | self-esteem, Success
No one can gift you power. Yes, you may be promoted, elected, and perhaps even worshiped. And as you assume powerful roles, people assume that you have power. But that assumption dissipates over time if you don’t own your power. For authentic power does not come from...
by Bonnie Marcus | Oct 22, 2017 | self-esteem, Success
Many of my clients suffer from a lack of confidence. They are highly educated and talented women. But at some point in their lives, they allowed negative feedback or situations to undermine their self-esteem and that has continued to affect their performance and...
by Bonnie Marcus | Oct 22, 2017 | self-esteem, Success
Relax. The only person who expects you to be perfect is you. So why do we continue to have anxiety attacks about this? And why are we obsessed with the notion that someday someone is going to discover we’re imperfect? Believe me, everyone already knows that! We are...
by Bonnie Marcus | Jul 7, 2017 | life lessons, self-esteem
People have said to me that I’m very brave. They tell me it takes a lot of courage to move so far at this stage of my life. I’ve cleared out three houses in the last couple of months and moved myself, my car, and most of my belongings to Los Angeles from the east...
by Bonnie Marcus | Apr 11, 2016 | self-esteem, Success
Her look said it all. She checked me out with a quick up and down glance that would kill anyone’s confidence. She was tall, thin, and blonde and very accomplished in her field. She wished me luck before I went on stage to deliver my keynote. “I’m sure you’ll be...
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