Belle is the second princess of the Renaissance era. The story of the Belle (Beauty and the Beast) is adapted from a French fairy tale. Belle decides to be the prisoner of the Beast in order to free her father who was imprisoned by the Beast and then gradually befriends him despite his outward [...]
The first princess of the Disney Renaissance era, Ariel has also been part of the Disney Princess franchise officially since its creation. Ariel is the daughter of King Triton and is the Princess of Atlantica. Ariel is born a mermaid but falls in love with a human prince and needs to make some big [...]
Sleeping Beauty is how we all know her, but her real name is Aurora. Sleeping Beauty sleeps through most of the movie but is also a princess who was cursed by an evil fairy to sleep for a hundred years. The curse from the evil fairy is triggered by a spindle on which she [...]
The second “official” princess on the list is Cinderella. This is definitely one of the great classic Princesses of all time (and my favorite). Cinderella is a young woman whose stepfamily mistreats her and makes her do all the work. She has a fairy godmother who gives her everything she needs to attend the [...]
We will start with Snow White who was the first “official” princess on the list. Snow White forever remains a classic with her befriending the dwarves, being poisoned by her stepmother and being saved by Prince Charming. Isn’t that the true fairy tale story of a princess? The story of Snow White came from the Brothers Grimm fairy [...]
I am starting this new series about what we can learn from Disney Princesses but before I get to that I want to talk about why I love Disney. There is a term out there called a “Disney Adult” and it is not always used in a favorable manner. I however, think it is [...]
As we talk about leadership, we need to consider what we want for ourselves as a leader. So here are some ideas to think about. First let’s talk about self-reflection and really knowing what we want for ourselves. This includes our goals, our values and how we want to improve ourselves. The first step [...]
I don’t know about you, but sometimes I don’t listen (my husband would confirm)! But as a leader, we need to LISTEN! In fact, we need to be active listeners! Being an active listener means that we give our undivided attention to whoever is speaking to us and acknowledging what they are saying. When [...]
As we talk about leadership, we should also talk about our teams. What are some of the things we need to consider when we talk about leading our team? First, we always need to set clear goals for our team. Having well-defined goals is key not only for ourselves as a leader but also [...]
