Fuel Your Inner Drive
Desi Driver is your go-to-gal for the topics we usually keep under wraps. Risky or risque, heart wrenching or heart warming, traumatic or tense, dark or daring, this anyonymous outlet allows real women to share their honest stories, safely and privately. Unfortunately, in today’s world, we cannot always be as open about some of the toughest topics women experience everyday. But Desi can. She may be anonymous, but she is still real, fresh and inspiring.
My guess is that some of you have heard the song “Breaking Up is Hard to Do” by Neil Sedaka. Ugh and I am here to tell you – IT IS HARD TO DO! I have not talked to my “soon-to-be” ex-boyfriend yet about “the end” and I am dreading it. This decision did not [...]
We all would like some further explicit direction on when it is time to move on to new challenges at work. At least I would. As I was lamenting to one of my dear friends who also happens to be a life and career coach a month or so ago, I was sharing with her [...]
I come from a family with predominant hair growth, dark hair to top it off. Growing up, my mom always told me that I had the typical, extra bit of hair that ran in my dad’s family. The hair on my arms always bothered me, but was never a teasing tactic in elementary school. Once [...]
A not-so-small, secret confession: my boss’s boss is kind of an insecure douche bag (henceforth called “DB,” and yes, I know the term is a little juvenile, but in this case, it fits perfectly). He constantly tries to shut me down in meetings when I have a salient point that may run against his personal-agenda-grain, [...]
While it seems cougars are in style and widely accepted throughout our society, there are a few limitations to the acceptance policy. First of all, for those of you who do not know, a cougar is not the four-legged wild animal, per say. A cougar is the now-day coined female in her late thirties, early forties [...]
A couple of weeks ago, I received an invitation from human resources at my work to “celebrate” the fact that I’ve been at my job now for seven years by having lunch with our CEO. My first reaction was gratitude, for having a job in this very tough economy without being laid off, downsized, or [...]
I am single but I’m not promiscuous. Let’s get that on the table right away. I’ve only had a handful of sexual partners, none of which were totally random, so I’m not worried about cheating for sexual reasons. Yet, while seeking a so-called serious relationship, I have some genuine reservations. The few men that I [...]
Note: This blog originally published in August 2011. Have you ever faced a challenge you never expected to face? Based on what I knew, an eating disorder was one struggle I would never face. I was naturally slender, athletic, and had never felt any pressure or desire to lose weight. While I’d faced bodily insecurities [...]
Note: This blog originally published in September 2011. Today I find myself thinking about showing emotions at work. In today’s professional paradigm, expressing emotions such as anger, sadness or frustration while you are on the clock can brand you for the rest of your career at a company. You can be labeled as “out of [...]
Dear women in the workforce, Here’s the good news: more women than at any point in history are at the helm of Fortune 500 companies. We’re making inroads, which is great! However, here’s the bad news: that’s less than 100 women who are CEOs. As of November, 2011, there were 98 women CEOs of 3,049 publicly traded companies. [...]
