Cancer Survivor, writing about Health and Fitness as you age

There have been many articles about things women do,  and what women should just stop doing, including articles about the “stop” list! I was compelled to add my 5 things because I’ve been frustrated by what I saw in my professional life and most recently, my personal life. # 1 Stop with the big explanations. Very often I saw women lead with a discussion of their rationale for some decision rather than focusing on the decision itself.  There seemed to be an innate need to justify the reasoning behind any decision even explaining why one day is better for the movies! Better:  State the decision, explain more only if asked. It is ok not to explain. If you choose to explain, be concise and factual about the reasons why. The end. Just try it. Frankly I found this approach gave others confidence in what I was saying, always helpful in a professional context. #2 Stop apologizing. This was number 1 on most of the “stop” lists. In my professional life I saw that consta...