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A Letter To My Younger Self about the Mind as a Powerful Tool

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

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A Letter to my Younger Self about Fashion Stress and Teensanity

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

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A Letter to My Younger Self about the Power of Attitude

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

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Thank you David Brooks

I’m privileged to look behind the curtain and I know it. Working with executives, celebrities, neighbors, friends and women everywhere on writing letters to their younger selves gives me a glimpse into what I think of as their interior landscape. It’s emotional territory, but studded with distinctive landmarks, just like the earth’s topography: shining pools of pure, intense feeling, hills containing sedimentary layers of inchoate sensations and stands of giant trees clustered around supercharged memories. Continue reading

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What Men Say When They Talk To Their Younger Selves

What do male executives say in their letters to their younger selves? Frankly, I was recently blown away by the experience.

On May 10th I conducted a standing-room-only Letters To My Younger Self® Seminar with five managing director panelists—three women and two men—for Deutsche Bank at its Wall Street headquarters. Because this event served as the kick-off for the Aspire Project, sponsored by DB’s Americas Finance Diversity team, it was well-attended by more than 150 male and female bankers from various disciplines and backgrounds.

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Two reasons to write a letter to your younger self

Shopping is called “retail therapy.”  But it sometimes gets out of hand.  Jill Chivers is an Australian entrepreneur who helps women find a healthier  approach to shopping. She recently decided to write a letter to her younger self and discovered the exercise’s surprising power. Here, she explains why.

There’s something magical about writing a letter to your younger self.  In writing to my teenage self, I discovered two main reasons to do it: Continue reading

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A Night with Stars of WIKN About Success

On March 11th I enjoyed the rare, lucky experience of bringing What I Know Now About Success to life. Trish McEvoy, makeup artist and founder of Trish McEvoy, Mary Lou Quinlan, author and founder of Just Ask A Woman, and Linda Kaplan Thaler, author and founder of The Kaplan Thaler Agency all joined me at the Sony Technology Wonder Lab (just as wonderful as it sounds) for an event sponsored by New York Women in Communication. Continue reading

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The leaves will be beautiful…

Self-discovery and spa treatments–what could be better?

Please join me at Canyon Ranch, Lenox, MA on Oct. 16th for a Letters To My Younger Self with Ellyn Spragins Workshop Retreat.

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Save the Date: October 16th, 2011 Join me at the first LTMYS Retreat at Canyon Ranch, Lenox, MA

Canyon Ranch Retreat

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Happy To Share: What You Know Now Wows Me

“You need to learn to open up more and let people know you need help, or at the very least, accept it from those who offer. It’s not a sign of weakness.”

“Just show up. This will eventually become your mantra.”

“Even though there will be others around who will “tell” you what to do because they want it that way, I want you to… just speak your mind.”

“Just hang in there. Though you will feel as if you will never get better and  be the carefree, happy person that everyone knows, you will.” Continue reading

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