Ashley was selected by volunteer judges to receive a First Level $1,000 and Second Level $3,000 Live Your Dream Award to help her reach her education goals. She is one of hundreds of remarkable women worldwide who receive a money award each Read More
Live Your Dream Awards Stories: Ivana
Ivana was selected by volunteer judges to receive a First Level $1,000 and Second Level $5,000 Live Your Dream Award to help her reach her education goals. She is one of hundreds of remarkable women worldwide who receive a money award each Read More
How to Negotiate Salary and Get Paid What You Deserve
One of my very first full-time jobs was for a cruise ship operation in Florida. I was one year out of college, newly married, and new to the area. I had left a plum job as a program manager back Read More
Quiet Symptoms: How ADHD Affects Girls Differently than Boys
I wonder at how others seem to fit into the world. They connect, like pieces in a puzzle. I am that piece that looks like it might fit until you realize the edges aren’t quite right. Sometimes I can be Read More
Dear Little Sister: An Open Letter to My Own Sister (and All the Young Girls Like Her)
Dear Little Sister, I still remember how full of life you were when you were little. I remember the seemingly endless rounds of hide-and-go-seek we’d play and all the kingdoms we’d explore in the lawn together, washing our faces with Read More
Live Your Dream Awards Stories: Blossem Hayes
I moved to Oregon in October of 2016 with a dream of raising my children free from violence and community stalking. The last attempt that was made on my life raised a lot of red flags in my mind, and Read More
Dare to Dream
Ever since I was a child I’ve loved making art. When I was younger, no one ever told me that art and design was something I could actually pursue as a serious profession. Now looking back on my college career, Read More
Every Feminist Hashtag You Need to Know, from #MeToo to #TimesUp
Hashtags have tremendous power. As tags, they’re an effective way to sift through the chaos of social media and find related posts. But they also can take on a life of their own, becoming slogans that galvanize social movements and Read More
Introducing the Live Your Dream Collection by ThirdLove
In celebration of Valentine’s Day, ThirdLove and LiveYourDream.org will join forces to raise funds for our signature Live Your Dream Awards program with a special Valentine’s Day Live Your Dream collection. From February 2 through February 8, ThirdLove will donate Read More
Solving the Student Debt Crisis
Of the 1.8 million students projected to receive a bachelor’s degree as part of the class of 2018, more than two-thirds will be leaving college with more than just a diploma and a picture in their cap and gown. Over Read More