Antara Prakash, 25, decided to write to herself at 13 because that was the age when she “was beginning to notice shifts in my mindset. I was noticing different interactions with friends, and how much importance is placed on your self-image Continue reading
Posted in Fear, Friendship, Health, Identity, Letters
Tagged a letter to my younger self, dear me, Fear, gratitude, identity, letters to my younger self
Melissa Fares is a 20 year-old student from Wilton, CT who is studying psychology at Smith College and blogging at Womankind. In the letter below, she is writing to herself at 13 when she was getting ready to go to her new school and be seen by her new friends. At the time, she says she was trying to “figure out Continue reading
Dani is 28, lives in Bethesda, MD, and has created a wonderful site about tracking our monkey minds’ habits–and changing them for the better: www.positivelypresent.com. Here she is writing to her younger self at 14.
Dear Teenage Dani,
I know it’s tough being where you are now. Pardon the Britney Spears reference, Continue reading
Posted in Confidence, Letters, Self-esteem, Strength
Tagged a letter to my younger self, Ellyn Spragins, gratitude, identity
We had our father’s 89th birthday celebration over Memorial Day weekend this year. My brother, three sisters and I had planned on a 90th birthday bash, but our stepmother suggested this year might be better. There would be a better chance of Dad being able to enjoy it. Continue reading
Posted in Ellyn's Blog, Family, Health
Tagged Ellyn Spragins, family, fathers, letters to my younger self, Love, motherhood
This letter was created for a 2011 Letters To My Younger Self® Seminar
Michele Meyer-Shipp is a Vice President and Counsel at a large insurance company, providing legal advice and counsel on a variety of employment-related matters to several internal clients. Continue reading
Posted in Family, Romantic Relationship, Success
This letter was created for a 2011 Letters To My Younger Self ® Seminar
Denise Quinn is a Vice President in a large insurance company, where she oversees strategic projects and also leads various projects within its marketing and distribution division. Continue reading
Posted in Career, Confidence, Strength, Work
This letter was created for a 2011 Letters To My Younger Self ® Seminar
Elaine Green is a Vice President at a large insurance company within the controller’s department. She chose to write to herself during a pivotal, highly pressured time in her career and personal life. It was January of 1999, during the year-end reporting season. Continue reading
Posted in Independence, Motherhood, Support, Work
This letter was created for the book “What I Know Now About Success.”
“Definitely a Type A personality.”
“Every minute on my Blackberry is accounted for.”
“I’m the kind of person who always chooses the same route for my daily run in any given city, rather than explore a new course.” Continue reading
This letter was written by Susan Achey at 42 years old to herself at the age of 32.
She had the life she always dreamed of working as a copywriter at an advertising agency in New York City. But the rug was pulled out from under her. Continue reading
This letter was created for the book “What I Know Now About Success.”
If you had met Paula Deen in high school in Albany, Georgia, you wouldn’t have been the least bit surprised. Paulann Hiers had the personality you know: gregarious, bubbly, and funny. As captain of the cheerleading squad, she was practically royalty in the South of the 1960s. “Life was just so great. I had so many friends,” recalls Paula. Continue reading
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