Power Women Say Failure Isn't a Dirty Word


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Fear of Failure

Failure doesn't have to crush you, it can even make you stronger. It's OK to fail as long as you learn from it, CEO of VMware Diane Greene said last night at a Women 2.0 event. It's a line that I've heard from many powerful women: don't be afraid of failure. In fact, the queen of fantasy, J.K. Rowling, said in a Harvard commencement speech two years ago that "rock bottom became the solid Read more

Learn From the Game: Mia Hamm


Updated 12/12/09 9:35 AM · Posted by FitSugar · 7 comments

Learn From the Game: Mia Hamm

After a long week, I was searching for a little inspiration and I found this gem: "Failure happens all the time. It happens every day in practice. What makes you better is how you react to it." - Mia Hamm I think Mia Hamm is awesome, she is six months pregnant with twins in this photo and she still has time to kick it around with kids at a Soccer Clinic for Recovering Cancer Patients and Marrow Read more

You Asked: I Am Afraid of Failure


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You Asked: I Am Afraid of Failure

Dear Sugar -- I am a Senior at an art school and will be getting my Bachelor's in Advertising soon. I recently entered an ad campaign for a competition and didn't make it. Everyone says that my ads are great. Truthfully, I am never satisfied with my work and feel that I have no talent. I am not sure what to do now. I've come this far in school and I am not sure if I am really good at it. I Read more

It's Not a Diet! Lose Weight With Lifestyle Changes Instead


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How to Make a Healthy Lifestyle Change

Whenever you resolve to eat healthier or fewer calories, it can be easy to fall into the diet trap — thinking that you just have to power through for a few weeks eating only lettuce in order to meet your weight goals. But instead of dreading the idea of healthy eating, think of your new goals as a lifestyle change, not a diet, with these tips. Get creative in the kitchen: When you've resigned Read more

What to Expect When You're Expecting Set Visit: Elizabeth Banks on Her Fake Bump and Personal Baby Joy


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Elizabeth Banks Interview What to Expect When You're Expecting

Some of the biggest names in Hollywood will share the big screen in the upcoming comedy What to Expect When You're Expecting, which follows different mothers-to-be as they prepare for the arrivals of their bundles of joy. Cameron Diaz, Brooklyn Decker, Anna Kendrick, and Elizabeth Banks are among the famous ladies who strapped on fake baby bumps to portray different kinds of pregnant women, and Read more

Uh Oh! Watch Out For These 12 IRS Audit Red Flags


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Most Common IRS Audits

We're thrilled to present this smart Kiplinger story here on Savvy! The IRS audits only slightly more than 1% of all individual tax returns annually. The agency doesn't have enough personnel and resources to examine each and every tax return filed during a year. So the odds are pretty low that your return will be picked for review. And, of course, the only reason filers should worry about an Read more

Let's Dish: What Was Your Biggest Recipe Failure?


Updated 02/21/11 11:03 AM · Posted by · 24 comments

Recipe Disasters and Cooking Failures

A recent article on The Kitchn titled 5 Reasons Why a Recipe Might Fail left me thinking about some of my biggest disappointments in the kitchen. One of them was many years ago when I was at a friend's house, and we decided to go a bit overboard on the baking substitutions, using applesauce instead of butter, Splenda in lieu of sugar, and baking powder rather than baking soda. Needless to say, Read more

Details on Prince William's Latest Appointment


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Celebrity News for Jan. 17 2012 Early Edition

Prince William named patron of a new charity — Us Weekly Celebrate Betty White's 90th with a look back at her best roles — People Remember when Leo was so beautiful in Romeo & Juliet? — Lainey Gossip Carey Mulligan admits to being a drama school failure — Huffington Post Are you keeping up with the Real Housewives of Atlanta drama? — Buddy TV See Jon Stewart and Mario Batali get Read more

What Went Wrong? Fondue Not Combining


Updated 05/03/11 9:47 AM · Posted by · 11 comments

Fondue Troubleshooting

There's nothing worse than a bad recipe! Over the weekend, I had a horrible time making pepper jack cheese fondue. I followed the recipe exactly, but the fondue was a soggy mess. It consisted of a bottle of beer, which was brought to a boil. It simmered with garlic and cayenne pepper for several minutes. Then, I added in a pound of grated pepper jack cheese by the handful. However, while the Read more

What to TiVo: Saturday


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What's on TV For Saturday, January 14, 2011

8:00 Wipeout (repeat) 9:00 Miss America Pageant 8:00 NFL Playoff: Broncos at Patriots 8:00 Cops (new) 8:30 Cops (new) 9:00 Terra Nova (repeat) 11:00 Hell's Kitchen (repeat) 8:00 The Firm (repeat) 10:00 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (repeat) 11:30 Saturday Night Live (new, with guests Daniel Radcliffe and Lana Del Ray) More shows to watch when you read more. Read more