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Everyone’s a critic. We live in a world where it seems that everyone has an opinion about you and what you are doing. But because even well-intentioned advisors and critics are not always on target, it can be difficult to decide which advice or criticism is worth your while. So how do you go about determining which criticism* to accept and which to ignore? Here are the three factors I consider when deciding whether to accept someone’s advice or criticism. Consider the Source

There’s a horrible habit that I’ve noticed that women practice on a regular basis, deflecting. Time and time again when compliments and praise are being handed out we suddenly become star running backs blocking tackles left and right on the way to snatching a cool 6 points… We don’t know how to accept compliments. We are the Queens of deflecting and downplaying what we’ve done, what we’re doing…even what we’re wearing. One of my male mentors pointed it out to me years ago at

Badass Gymnasts Rachael Denhollander, Aly Raisman, Jordan Wieber, Simone Biles, McKayla Maroney, Gabby Douglas, and hundreds of other Olympic gymnasts recently took a courageous and public stand against their sexual abuser and former USA gymnastics team doctor, Larry Nassar. A seven-day hearing was held in which more than 150 victims confronted Nassar and bravely spoke out about their assault. Because of the young ladies’ fearless act to come forward and stand together in the

Last week, I published the first of part of this two-part series on the utility of women’s sports programs in college.  In part I, I reached the conclusion that, for the institutions, the value in women’s sports, in the form of institutional morale, diversity and scholarship, significantly outweighed the financial costs necessary to fund those programs.  Therefore maintaining those programs was worth it.  As I mentioned, however, the institutions are only half of the equation

Several weeks ago Missy Franklin discussed her experience as a freshman swimmer at Berkley.  Nothing earth shattering, right?  Not quite.  Franklin isn’t just any old freshman swimmer, she’s the current world record holder in the 200m backstroke, a 4-time Olympic gold medalist and the current Women’s Sports Foundation’s Sportswoman of the Year.  Franklin’s talents have brought her world class domination and made her eligible to begin to profit from her talents with endorsemen

Earlier this week Sue Falsone announced via twitter that she was resigning from her position as the head athletic trainer (AT)* of the LA Dodgers.  In 2011, Falsone had become the first female head AT of a major league male professional team in the United States.  It took until 2011 to have the first ever (smh) we’ve got a long way to go, ladies.  Falsone’s exit means that there are no longer any female head ATs in major professional sports; none in the NFL, none in the NBA,

3,283 points. 748 blocks. 18 dunks.  3-Time AP All-American. You know her name, get to know her stats.   Brittney Griner.  Over the past four years we’ve been privileged to watch this women single-handedly dominate basketball.  Her presence electrified fans and disheartened opponents.  Her voice in the media was not loud and boisterous, but her talents on the court were.  We’ll never see Griner in all her glory on court as a collegian, but the future is bright for her.  She n