Jan 25, 2016 | News
Professional Matchmaker My mother is the embodiment of elegance, creativity and strength. What has continued to stand out for me is the romance that brought my parents together. My dad proposed to my mom within 7 days of meeting her and she moved to Europe at 23 years...
Jan 25, 2016 | News
VP Talent Management, Silver Lake This is one of my favorite photos — you can’t see my mom’s face, but you can see her outline and hands ready to catch me… 43 yrs later, not much has changed. Among her wise words of advice: Value those who value you...
Jan 25, 2016 | News
Co-Owner/GM, The Frog Pond The best advice my mother gave me was “No one can make you feel inferior without your consent,” an Eleanor Roosevelt quotation that my mom enlarged, hung in my bedroom and reiterated during my impressionable adolescent years. At...
Jan 25, 2016 | News
Award Winning Entrepreneur One of the best advice I got from my mom is to give of yourself but to not expect anything in return. Her advice was to give because you genuinely want to help someone and to not have the same expectations that they are going to return the...
Jan 25, 2016 | News
Reporter, Host, Producer at CBS KPIX TV The best advice I have received from my mom was to find beauty and value in mundane things. She would sew recital dresses out of rejected scraps of fabric. She would make delicious jam out of over-ripe plums from the garden. She...
Jan 25, 2016 | News
Film Maker and Tech Exec My mom taught me that sometimes the worst things that happen to you in life can turn out to be the best things. She helped me to find a silver lining out of any situation, which helped build resilience and the ability to look for the positive...
