Why You Need to Identify with a Superhero

Embed from Getty Images Wearing the mask of a superhero can give you the distance you need between your ordinary self and the self you aspire to be. As mom of two little boys, I found myself on a first-name basis with a lot of superheroes (also, construction...
Announcing March’s Theme

Announcing March’s Theme

February had me Dressing the Part each day — no jeans, no loungewear before 6 p.m., and wearing a mirror heart on my wrist, the symbol I chose for myself. IT WAS A WORKOUT! Today is March 1 and you can bet I will be back in jeans. I didn’t realize how much...

Prince’s Fiercest Decision

In February I’ve been focused on dressing the part, but during this final week of the month, I want to explore the second aspect of the challenge — the choice of a symbol to represent oneself and all the questions about identity and naming that it raises....

Prince’s Principles — What Are They?

If you were asked to list the principles that defined Prince’s life and work, what would you say? I’ve been considering this as I look toward the third month of The Year of Living Like a Prince and wondering what might lie ahead. Here’s what comes to...

When Did You First Learn the Value of Style?

My grandma, mom and I on Easter Sunday 1967 This month, I’m voluntarily taking on the challenge to dress up daily — but how did I feel about dressing the part back when I was a toddler? I marvel at the fact that my mother had me all dressed up in white...

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