Tuesday, March 8 marks International Women’s Day. So we’re taking the Inkandescent opportunity to shine a spotlight on the truly amazing women who are making strides and changing lives — in business and beyond.
Case in point: This month’s cover story is about award-winning author Dawn Tripp, whose book, “Georgia,” was published Feb. 9. A fictional account about the life of Georgia O’Keeffe, the book is already a Costco favorite and has received other notable nods as well.
Scroll down for our review of “Georgia.” Click here for our Q&A. And click here to listen to our podcast interview on the Inkandescent Radio Network.
As Edith Wharton said: “There are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it.” So this month, we also bring you 14 articles to ignite your entrepreneurial fire:
1. Find out why “Chicken Soup for the Soul” author Marci Shimoff is “Happy for No Reason.” Her new book helps us embrace our happy place — regardless of our career, financial, or personal accomplishments.
2. Discover the fine art of Georgia O’Keeffe at the museum that opened 11 years after her death in Santa Fe, NM.
3. Vegetables are served at only 23 percent of American dinners despite their known nutritional value. Why isn’t their healthfulness alone enough incentive to serve them? Researchers at Cornell University’s Food & Brand Lab explain.
4. Will Hillary win? Richard Semiatin, the academic director of American politics at American University, shares his insights with David Bruce Smith, founder of the Grateful American™ Foundation.
5. Named “one of the best small charities in the Greater Washington, DC, area,” founder Marga Fripp explains how Empowered Women International went from an idea to a nonprofit powerhouse.
6. Have you created a vision board lately? Click here to learn how to use this powerful tool.
7. “I’m tough, ambitious, and I know exactly what I want. If that makes me a bitch, okay,” says Madonna. Click here to find 25 Reasons Why Women Rule the World.
8. Don’t miss our podcast with “Georgia” author Dawn Tripp.
9. How do you know when someone is lying? “A person’s nose may not grow when he tells a lie, but watch closely” and you might be able to tell when someone is about to lie or make an outrageous statement, says researcher Carol Kinsey Goman.
10. Robo-advisers have been gaining marketshare against retail advisers, because they provide a cheap way to invest some money and are fairly easy to interface with. Whom do they appeal to, and what are the pros and cons of using these online tools? Certified Financial Planner Bryan Beatty explains.
11. “One of my favorite parts of coaching people who are looking to discover their joy is seeing the delight in a client’s face when they uncover that aha! moment,” explains Leslie Russell, our newest Inkandescent speaker, who specializes in the alchemy of joy.
12. Why did a woman who graduated with a degree in political science, and who worked for a few years at the Children’s Defense Fund, get into the hardware business? Gina Schaefer gave us the inside scoop on an episode of the Truly Amazing Women TV Show.
13. Are you standing behind a veil? Inspired by philosopher John Rawls and his concept, “A Theory of Justice,” fine artist Judith Peck explains the concept behind the metaphorical veil.
14. Comedian and self-proclaimed wino Laurie Forster offers an information-packed paperback that gives wine lovers tips on everything from how to order wine at dinner to how to bounce back “the morning after” in The Sipping Point.
We leave you with this parting thought from Alice Bailey, a writer of more than two dozen books on theosophical subjects, who was one of the first writers to use the term New Age: “That which is a mystery shall no longer be so, and that which has been veiled will be revealed; that which has been withdrawn will emerge into the light, and all women shall see and together they shall rejoice.”
Here’s to embracing your Inkandescent power. — Hope Katz Gibbs, publisher, Be Inkandescent magazine
