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#RealSelfie anyone?

As I was getting ready to go out this past Friday night, I noticed that I spent some time preparing my hair, makeup, etc. While heading out for the evening my male counterpart needed to do only one thing: put on a light jacket (it WAS after all April 25th if you get the reference!). [...]

#GetSmart & #GetBalance!

“To keep the body in good health is a duty…otherwise we shall not be able to keep our mind strong and clear” – Buddha The more things change, the more they stay the same, Buddha.  Fast forward to 2014 and mental and physical wellness are equally, if not more important now as it was in [...]

“Roller Coaster-ing” to Leadership Success

by guest blogger Nicole Gittleman Leadership is a roller coaster. Life is a roller coaster. Just when you feel comfortable moving ahead…BAM! You’re dropping 40 feet downwards, making a hard right turn, and then flying back up 100 feet into the sky. So strap in, because just like a roller coaster, leadership is for sure [...]

Fast & Fabulous: Get Smart Gals Leading the Way!

This week is just FULL of awesome leadership  explosions!! Part of our commitment is highlighting a style of leadership that is marked by AUTHENTICITY and COMPASSION. We strive to help every young woman to find the leader within herself  while recognizing the leader in both the women and men they interact with each day. We [...]

#BanBanBossy and #GetSmart about REAL Leadership

I confess. I bought into the hype of banbossy! I even mentioned the #banbossy campaign in a workshop I did with young girls last week!. After reading the Ban Bossy website I was floored by the tragic flaws that the campaign is hiding beneath the surface. Having worked for 10 years in the presence of 800 [...]

Juan Problemo: R-E-S-P-E-C-T from the #getsmart crew

Yes, I watch the Bachelor. Ok, ok, you can go ahead and laugh, but I do! I watch the bachelor because I am a lifelong PEOPLE WATCHER! People's behavior just fascinates me-- in groups, when it comes to love, even if its totally prompted by Chris Harrison and a band of producers. I also don't [...]

#NoFear14: Get out of my way!

Fear has resonated through all of us in one way, shape or form: the fear of fitting in, of taking and passing a test, or of not making a team.  And the greatest fear of all : the fear of failure.  Why do some embrace fear and turn it into motivation while others are paralyzed [...]

Get Smart and be a CHAMPION!

So we meet again, fellow Get Smarters!  Today I write to you to talk about two of my passions and how I have been able to bring these areas of my life together for the good of others (and a little for myself too!). Doing what I HEART! The career path that I have chosen [...]

A Get Smart Gal salutes her Grandpa!

He’s the type of guy who will be wedged under the carriage of your car in a blizzard to fix it so you’ll make it to work on time. He’s the type of guy who regularly goes over to his elderly neighbors’ to simply spend time and share a cup of coffee. He’s the type [...]

A Get Smart Guy: A Hero’s Journey Fighting Cancer

One of the reason’s I love Facebook is that has truly connected me with wonderful people in my past. Before I was a Get Smart mentor, I babysat three great kids, all children of an amazing woman named Ellice whom I reconnected with on Facebook a few years ago. Ellice is a burst of sunshine, [...]