Joy & Luck Blog

Christine Sarno

Do You Trust Yourself to Make That Career Move?

What if I told you - whatever decision you make, if you include THIS one key element - you will succeed? I'll share what that is......

Christine Sarno

My Bank's Kids Menu

When my son Ryan was seven and my daughter Lily was five, we implemented a household “pay for performance” program in lieu of an...

Christine Sarno

The Universe is Not in the Business of Handouts

Raised by a Catholic father and Buddhist mother, I’m a hybrid of opposites: a candid, hustling, ambitious New Yorker; and a yoga loving,...

Christine Sarno

The Best Version of your Resume is Unedited Realness

In my senior year of college, while others were making plans for backpacking trips to Europe or figuring out their summer hang out plans...

Christine Sarno

Soul Goals

My most vivid memory of Christmas Day 2008: Sitting on my living room floor next to the Christmas tree with my then five year old son....

Christine Sarno

Best Way to the Head of the Table? Side Route

One of the most powerful women within my network is a petite and soft spoken colleague with the class of a geisha and the entrepreneurial...

Christine Sarno

The Five Things Most Women Fail to Fight for, but Should

Rocky Balboa was inspired by the true story of my mother growing up in rural Taiwan in the 1950s. Well, I’d like to think so at least......

Christine Sarno

What's in my Bag?

Integrity, kindness, dignity, and confidence may not fit in my bag, but unlike the power red lipstick or mints that mysteriously go AWOL...

Christine Sarno

Why Ruby Slippers Work Even If They're Not Ruby Slippers

When my son Ryan was six weeks old, I left him with a caregiver and cried hysterically all the way to the airport for a business trip,...