Youth on Shine

Hindsight is 20/20: What would you tell your younger self?

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I've been doing a lot of thinking lately, mostly about my career. I started working as a journalist when I was 16 -- I mean working for pay, as opposed to on the school paper or something -- and I pursued my career goals with a single-mindedness that surprises me today, in retrospect.

I didn't really have a mentor, 15 or 20 years ago. I could have used one -- as a young woman, as a woman of color, as a journalist, as a professional. I could have used a primer on office politics (who couldn't?), some guidance on setting goals, a reminder that work-life balance is important even when the only think on the "life" side of the equation is yourself.

Here's some advice -- career or otherwise -- I wish I could tell my younger self:

Today's Meditation - Turn Back the Clock

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By Jane Powell - www.MeditationsForWomen.com “There is a princess inside every woman.” When a girl is young, she carries her dreams in her twinkling eyes. She is convinced that there is a princess, a very attractive princess,…

What Do You Think of Suzanne Somers' Weird (and Borderline Crazy) Attempts to Keep Her Body Young?

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We know her for the ThighMaster, of course, but Suzanne Somers has been making headlines recently for her outrageous (and some say wacked-out) attempts to stay young--which range from daily vaginal injections (yes, you read that right: vaginal injections) to a bucketful of vitamins and supplements a day. Let's discuss...