Gloria Feldt https://gloriafeldt.com Inspiration, Motivation, Leadership, “Power Tools”, "Heartfeldt" Speaker Tue, 22 Apr 2025 03:33:19 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://gloriafeldt.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Gloria-Feldt-Icon-150x150.png Gloria Feldt https://gloriafeldt.com 32 32 Women, Wealth, and Power: What We Can Learn from Lilly Ledbetter’s Courage https://gloriafeldt.com/2025/04/21/women-wealth-and-power-what-we-can-learn-from-lilly-ledbetters-courage/ https://gloriafeldt.com/2025/04/21/women-wealth-and-power-what-we-can-learn-from-lilly-ledbetters-courage/#respond Tue, 22 Apr 2025 03:33:17 +0000 https://gloriafeldt.com/?p=16850 Issue 2845 — April 21, 2025 Sometimes, what you want to say is better said by others. And sometimes articles write themselves as a result. That’s the case with my “Sum of the Week” blogpost today. My heart is so full of joy and appreciation for the powerful film “Lilly,” about the long fight for…

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]]> https://gloriafeldt.com/2025/04/21/women-wealth-and-power-what-we-can-learn-from-lilly-ledbetters-courage/feed/ 0 That Time I Didn’t Negotiate My Pay — and What Happened Then https://gloriafeldt.com/2025/04/14/that-time-i-didnt-negotiate-my-pay-and-what-happened-then/ https://gloriafeldt.com/2025/04/14/that-time-i-didnt-negotiate-my-pay-and-what-happened-then/#respond Tue, 15 Apr 2025 00:20:02 +0000 https://gloriafeldt.com/?p=16846 Issue 2844 —April 14, 2025 True confession. Like many women, early in my career, I felt so lucky to get work that was meaningful to me that I typically said, “Thank you,” got right to work, and never even thought about negotiating based on what the marketplace would bear. The first time I remember being…

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]]> https://gloriafeldt.com/2025/04/14/that-time-i-didnt-negotiate-my-pay-and-what-happened-then/feed/ 0 Not an April Fools’ Joke: 😇 Smell the Pivotal Blessing https://gloriafeldt.com/2025/03/31/not-an-april-fools-joke-%f0%9f%98%87-smell-the-pivotal-blessing/ https://gloriafeldt.com/2025/03/31/not-an-april-fools-joke-%f0%9f%98%87-smell-the-pivotal-blessing/#respond Tue, 01 Apr 2025 01:55:35 +0000 https://gloriafeldt.com/?p=16840 Issue 2843 — March 31, 2025 The delicately sweet aroma of citrus blossoms brought back a powerful sensation as I stepped outside of my Arizona home this April Fools’ Day. It was the scent I’d first experienced on this exact date: April 1, 1978. I had taken a late evening flight from my Odessa, Texas…

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]]> https://gloriafeldt.com/2025/03/31/not-an-april-fools-joke-%f0%9f%98%87-smell-the-pivotal-blessing/feed/ 0 Courage to Lead: 3 Moves to Unlock Big Impact https://gloriafeldt.com/2025/03/24/courage-to-lead-3-moves-to-unlock-big-impact/ https://gloriafeldt.com/2025/03/24/courage-to-lead-3-moves-to-unlock-big-impact/#respond Tue, 25 Mar 2025 03:11:23 +0000 https://gloriafeldt.com/?p=16837 Issue 2842— March 24, 2025 Anxiety is in the air. You can feel it everywhere — layoffs, political uncertainty, the gnawing fear that the earth is shifting beneath our feet. In times like these, leadership can feel impossible. How can you lead when you don’t even know what the next week will bring? The truth…

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]]> https://gloriafeldt.com/2025/03/24/courage-to-lead-3-moves-to-unlock-big-impact/feed/ 0 Lilly and Judy ✴️ Historic Calls to Action https://gloriafeldt.com/2025/03/10/lilly-and-judy-%e2%9c%b4%ef%b8%8f-historic-calls-to-action/ https://gloriafeldt.com/2025/03/10/lilly-and-judy-%e2%9c%b4%ef%b8%8f-historic-calls-to-action/#respond Tue, 11 Mar 2025 01:11:46 +0000 https://gloriafeldt.com/?p=16832 Issue 2841 — March 10, 2025 What an amazing International Women’s Day 2025 I was privileged to experience! It was equal measure inspiring celebrations of women’s progress and passionate calls to action to change the state of the world for women, where rights won are being lost and many protections of equal treatment are being erased a…

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]]> https://gloriafeldt.com/2025/03/10/lilly-and-judy-%e2%9c%b4%ef%b8%8f-historic-calls-to-action/feed/ 0 Happy Women’s History Month? https://gloriafeldt.com/2025/03/03/happy-womens-history-month/ https://gloriafeldt.com/2025/03/03/happy-womens-history-month/#respond Tue, 04 Mar 2025 02:46:39 +0000 https://gloriafeldt.com/?p=16828 Issue 2840 — March 3, 2025 On the third day of #womenshistorymonth, I’m reflecting on promises fulfilled and unfulfilled of the United Nations Fourth World Conference on Women. I attended it in Beijing in 1995. If you were there, drop a comment below. I would love to know your thoughts and experiences. I was in…

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]]> https://gloriafeldt.com/2025/03/03/happy-womens-history-month/feed/ 0 Action: Your Antidote to Anxiety and Other Ills https://gloriafeldt.com/2025/02/24/action-your-antidote-to-anxiety-and-other-ills/ https://gloriafeldt.com/2025/02/24/action-your-antidote-to-anxiety-and-other-ills/#respond Tue, 25 Feb 2025 04:08:36 +0000 https://gloriafeldt.com/?p=16824 Issue 2839 — February 24, 2025 Madeleine moved to a new state with her husband who got a great job there, but she felt the loss of grounding without family and friends and the stimulation of a large city. She approached me to volunteer for Take The Lead and we began to work on a…

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]]> https://gloriafeldt.com/2025/02/24/action-your-antidote-to-anxiety-and-other-ills/feed/ 0 Know Your History: Kendrick Lamar Makes Legacy During Black History Month https://gloriafeldt.com/2025/02/11/know-your-history-kendrick-lamar-makes-legacy-during-black-history-month/ https://gloriafeldt.com/2025/02/11/know-your-history-kendrick-lamar-makes-legacy-during-black-history-month/#respond Tue, 11 Feb 2025 05:31:22 +0000 https://gloriafeldt.com/?p=16812 Issue 2838 — February 10, 2025 It’s heresy, I know, but you don’t normally find me watching the Super Bowl. However, dinner at a friend’s home during the annual Big Game was served around a television with the game on. It turns out I am glad. Sorry, Kansas City Chiefs. Congratulations, Philadelphia Eagles. But thanks…

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]]> https://gloriafeldt.com/2025/02/11/know-your-history-kendrick-lamar-makes-legacy-during-black-history-month/feed/ 0 How to Unlock Potential: The Key to Thriving Business Success https://gloriafeldt.com/2025/02/03/how-to-unlock-potential-the-key-to-thriving-business-success/ https://gloriafeldt.com/2025/02/03/how-to-unlock-potential-the-key-to-thriving-business-success/#respond Mon, 03 Feb 2025 22:30:43 +0000 https://gloriafeldt.com/?p=16809 Issue 2837 — February 3, 2025 You are incredibly, beautifully diverse. Think about it. A friend once observed to me that we are all made up of many tribes, each of which brings a piece of our identity to life. How many tribes do you belong to? What characteristics of yourself do you identify with? I…

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]]> https://gloriafeldt.com/2025/02/03/how-to-unlock-potential-the-key-to-thriving-business-success/feed/ 0 Equal Rights for All: On MLK Day, How RBG Logic Can Advance the ERA https://gloriafeldt.com/2025/01/20/equal-rights-for-all-on-mlk-day-how-rbg-logic-can-advance-the-era/ https://gloriafeldt.com/2025/01/20/equal-rights-for-all-on-mlk-day-how-rbg-logic-can-advance-the-era/#respond Mon, 20 Jan 2025 21:19:05 +0000 https://gloriafeldt.com/?p=16792 Issue 2836 — January 20, 2025 On this long weekend when MLK day falls on inauguration day, and much of the country faces a big chill, a long overdue step forward for women’s rights was announced by President Biden: the ratification into the U.S. Constitution of the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA for short). Many of…

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