Honored to be Named Chair of the HerStory Global Women's Empowerment Conference in D.C.
I am honored to be appointed as chairperson of the #HerStory Women’s Global Empowerment Conference 2019, Washington, D.C.! The conference will begin in New Zealand July 23-25, and will run globally for up to 12 months. The D.C. conference's dates are dependent on our venue. Once we have the date, I will post it on our local FB page. If you are interested in speaking, volunteering, sponsoring, being a vendor or helping to organize, please register, join the international AND our local FB pages, and view our founder’s message (links below).
Speaker Registration:
https://lnkd.in/dWv3JdZ
International Page:
https://lnkd.in/djYpQi3
Local Page:
https://lnkd.in/dxGQGUB
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Top Five Life-Changing Books
Piece I wrote on the most influential books in my life, for BreaknLinks.
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International Women's Day Article
Quoted in Tracking Happiness
Quoted in article on choosing happiness. https://www.trackinghappiness.com/how-happiness-is-a-choice-examples/
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Article About Book Talk at Anne Arundel Library
Approaching the “big 5-0” has been known to trigger a panic attack for even the most accomplished, successful and fulfilled people. In her fourth book, “50 After 50: Reframing the Next Chapter of Your Life,” Maria Leonard Olsen shares an intimate look into her own collision course with this life milestone. On Thursday, March 14, at the Broadneck Library, the Bethesda-based lawyer and author will remind the audience that there is a lot more living to do once we can get our mind past the number.
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Boston College's Center for Retirement Research Article
“With the #MeToo movement against workplace abuse of young adult women dominating the headlines, there’s a quieter movement of baby boomer women exploring what it means to get old. Book publishers are flocking to writers of self-actualization books like “Women Rowing North: Navigating Life’s Currents and Flourishing as We Age” and “50 After 50: Reframing the Next Chapter of Your Life.”
https://squaredawayblog.bc.edu/squared-away/depression-abates-when-women-hit-60/
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Upjourney Piece on Lessons Learned in Recovery
Article in Thrive Global About Cultivating Joy
“Comparison is the thief of joy” — Theodore Roosevelt
https://thriveglobal.com/stories/the-thief-of-joy/
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Self-Love Interview in Authority Magazine
Self-Love Interview in Authority Magazine
https://medium.com/authority-magazine/the-more-i-love-myself-the-greater-my-capacity-to-love-and-be-present-for-others-bd86cc40b4d0
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Learning to Appreciate Our Intelligences in ThriveGlobal
Thrive Global article on multiple types of intelligence that we all possess. #fiftyafter50 https://thriveglobal.com/stories/intelligence-of-many-shades/
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Quoted in an AARP Article About Dating Later in Life
Quoted in AARP article. https://www.aarp.org/home-family/dating/info-2019/where-to-find-a-date.html
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Writing to Release Pain
“Writing to Release Pain” in Women Writers, Women’s Books
http://booksbywomen.org/writing-to-release-pain-by-maria-leonard-olsen/?fbclid=IwAR26To3FMGKEklCg7Lft1fb5zwkHMFEqnwpNkYsz6D71-k5lWABkzCe2Z6A
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A Healthy Relationship Between Two Broken People
UpJourney piece on healthy relationships
https/upjourneycom/a-healthy-relationship-between-two-broken-people
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Thrive Global's SHERO Project
Thrive Global’s SHERO Project: https://thriveglobal.com/stories/sheroproject-maria-olsens-story/
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"50 After 50" Recommended by She Recovers
Recovery Book of the Day by She Recovers!
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Best Life: "40 Risks You Need To Take After 40"
Quoted in Best Life article “40 Risks You Need to Take After 40”
The younger you are, the less experience, knowledge, and money you have. That often leads you to throw caution to the wind and make decisions out of ignorance or desperation. But by the time you reach 40, you probably have a substantial savings account, a wealth of knowledge, and a greater sense of purpose in life. And you know what that means? It's time to take risks and live a little. Of course, you shouldn't just blow all your money or completely ignore logic, but you should allow yourself the flexibility to do the things you want to do, not just the things you should do. After all, you've earned it. So keep reading to unleash the inner risk-taker inside of you now that you're 40.
Quotes:
"Only do things you really want to do," advises Maria Leonard Olsen, author of 50 After 50: Reframing the Next Chapter of Your Life. Now that you're in your 40s, it's time to "stop being a people-pleaser" and start doing things for your own benefit instead.
Maybe that means saying no to staying late at work or turning down an invitation to drinks—but whatever it is, don't be afraid to speak up when the answer is "no."
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Once you're 40, "you are old enough to stop caring so much about what others think of you," says Olsen. "What others think of you is not your business, nor is it something you can control."
And instead of worrying about what other people are thinking and doing, spend more time enjoying yourself and the company of the people you love!
Find full article here:
https://bestlifeonline.com/risks-you-should-take-after-40/
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Maria was invited by the DC affiliate of CBS to do a live "Great Day Washington" segment on how meditation changed her life, and how meditation can be incorporated into the lives of busy people.