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I know Victoria's Secret!

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LADIES!!!!! LISTEN UP!!!!! and gentlemen too for that matter... For years and years we all have wondered what Victoria's Secret actually is... was she once a man? Is she an alien? Does she have 6 toes? Does she have a tail? I am happy to report that after some help from news teams, I have discovered the answer! I encourage you to all watch this video about department stores (namely V.S.), who sell underwear, accept returns after they have been worn, re-tag them and put them right back out on the sales floor!!!!! GROSSSSS!!!!! http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/03/03/victorias-secret-blooming_n_483941.html I am extremely disappointed to learn that this practice in not illegal as it in my opinion, breaks all sorts of health code violations. Victoria's Secret is not the only store that does this! Macy's, Bloomingdale's, Nordstrom's, The Gap, and many others are also committing this crime! For the LOVE of God ladies, if you purchase new underwear anywhere - please ...

Follow the Leader... Leader... Leader...

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"Control is not leadership; management is not leadership; leadership is leadership is leadership. If you seek to lead, invest at least 50% of your time leading yourself—your own purpose, ethics, principles, motivation, conduct. Invest at least 20% leading those with authority over you and 15% leading your peers. If you don't understand that you work for your mislabeled 'subordinates,' then you know nothing of leadership. You know only tyranny." — Dee Hock Founder and CEO Emeritus VISA Internation The picture in the top left hand corner is inspired by my minor obsession with "Words With Friends." Best. App. Ever. But let me get to the point... I am two classes away from completing my Masters in Organizational Leadership and it's been a long journey of reflection, growth and constant application of what I have learned. I have always considered myself a leader since I was a young girl but that doesn't come without challenges along the wa...

Change...It's What's For Breakfast.

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"Change is inevitable - except from a vending machine." ~Robert C. Gallagher "He who rejects change is the architect of decay. The only human institution which rejects progress is the cemetery." ~Harold Wilson When it comes to change, you can either fear it, resist it, accept and embrace it, or constantly seek it. Change is a constant in life and it is one of the things in life I most enjoy. Whether it is changing my hair color, changing my furniture arrangement, changing the city in which I live, changing jobs, or changing my attitude - change gives me a sense of renewal and excitement. At the beginning of this month I made a change in my attitude which left me feeling lighter. Seriously... I am about 12 pounds lighter. I have always made excuses as to why I couldn't put my needs first in my own life but after feeling rundown and exhausted after my Palm Springs trip (see previous blog), I decided enough was enough and I was going to put my self discipli...