If I Had a Daughter

If I had a daughter, what I would say to her...





Be Happy!

Use your brain and not your heart to make decisions.

Don't buckle under pressure, whether the pressure is from someone you love or  peer pressure.

Trust your gut.  It will never lead you wrong.

Listen...to others but mostly to the little inward voice that seems to be on your shoulder.

Never make a decision in a fit of anger or without walking away and thinking about what you're doing.

You have a very important voice.  Use it.  Don't ever be silenced.

Take risks.

Be a vixen in the bedroom and a siren in the Boardroom.

Use Sunscreen (and botox if you should need it :).

Follow your heart, but don't let it get you lost.

Don't ever let anyone make you think your opinion doesn't count, because it does.

Find a man who loves you for you and doesn't want to change you.

Love a man you don't want to change.

Travel and inhale deeply to enjoy all in life you can.

Don't try to save the world.

Put your oxygen mask on first. 

If you reach the glass ceiling, break it.

Keep your independence and never allow co-dependency.

Buy one great pair of shoes and love them, because every time you put them on you will be fabulous.

Stay true to yourself and don't ever lose yourself, because you may never get her back.

Smile!  It takes fewer muscles to smile than frown and you will grow old gracefully.

Be strong but not hard.

Be empathetic but own only your problems.

Love with all your heart, but don't give it away.

Most of all love yourself because you are unique and beautiful.



Dedicated to the young women I love and appreciate everyday.