The Journey with Joan Ball

This is Sheryl Sandberg, COO of Facebook. She wrote a book called Lean In: Women, Work and the Will to Lead that hits stores tomorrow. In conjunction with the book, Sandberg is kicking off a movement that involves women coming together into 8-10 person “Lean In Circles” to encourage one another as they pursue leadership…

What’s the first thing that comes to mind when you hear the term “Breadwinner”? How does this JC Penny commercial compare to that image and what does it say about 21st Century working woman’s journey? How about the 21st Century working man?

Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer raised eyebrows when she took the helm of the faltering tech company last year. Not only was she the youngest ever female CEO of a Fortune 500 company, she was 5 months pregnant when she got the gig. Don’t worry, she assured tech watchers.  “My maternity leave will be a few…

I sat for about two hours yesterday with a student who asked me to help her figure out what to do next with her life. She is a senior, graduating in may with a near 4.0 cumulative average. She’s a hard worker with 3 or 4 internships at impressive companies under her belt. I was…

This poem has been haunting me lately… No one lives his life. Disguised since childhood, haphazardly assembled from voices and fears and little pleasures, we come of age as masks. Our true face never speaks. Somewhere there must be storehouses where all these lives are laid away like suits of armor or old carriages or…

What will you create to make the world awesome? What will you do to make the world dance? These questions and more from Kid President. Can’t think of a better way to get this Journey started!    

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