Here’s What I’ve Learned as a Woman Winery Owner

In my career, I'm often asked what it's like to own and operate a winery as a woman. When you look at the numbers, I can see why this question arises. Nationwide, women only make up 8% of winemakers. While 47% of male winemakers, only 4% of women do. Winemaking being a male-dominated industry bears no influence on what I love about it.That said, if there were two pieces of advice I could give to any woman thinking of becoming a winemaker, the first would be to never work a harvest while pregnant. That was a terrible experience that I'd vehemently like to never repeat. The second piece of advice would be to make sure it's something you love. Not just love the taste of wine but love the craft, love the labor inside the bottle, love the seasons that so strongly define your work, and lastly, what should have been first, love the people that make each delicious sip possible.

Getting Your Spark Back: 4 Quick Tricks For Career Fulfillment

Are you one of the lucky people who wakes up every morning eager to get out of bed? Or do you linger under the covers, dreading the day in front of you? Do you envy people who get up at 5:30 am, meditate for 20 minutes, go to the gym, then power through a productive day, accomplishing their goals? Are those people just lucky to be extremely passionate about their work and lives? Or do they have a special formula that enables them to be extremely efficient?

How I Discovered What It Means to Be Driven by My Passion and Not Finances

From my childhood through the early days of my career, one carrot always loomed clearly in the distance: money. Growing up, my family earned a modest income, so we always had to be extremely financially conscious with every decision. So after graduating college, I thrilled my grandmother when I snapped up a position as project manager for IBM Global Services and plunged myself into the "security" of a corporate job. I gave it all the dedication and passion I could, but every day I felt myself becoming more and more unfulfilled. Why? What did I have to complain about?

Help! Can I Live With Horrible Sex?

Today, the armchair psychologist is tackling a woman with a white hot old flame and a lukewarm current love and another woman whose boyfriend has some very specific jealousy issues.

How to Put the Passion Back into Your Life

"When was the last time you felt really excited?