Advice I’d Give My Daughter

Resist going into therapy to cure your analysis paralysis. This week, I was on a panel at the Commonwealth Club with Dr. Tara Fields, a well-known Marin relationship therapist. Even Tara, who makes her living helping people to analyze the long-standing reasons for their behavior, agreed that no matter what your mother did to you, no matter what your husband does to you, no matter what scars you bear, you’ve got to stop looking back and start looking forward, asking yourself, “Who should I call to move my career ahead?” She says, “Feel the fear, if you must, but do it anyway.”