About Mary Fran Bontempo

MARY FRAN BONTEMPO is a speaker, author and humorist who teaches audiences to control their most powerful influence: Self-Talk. Author of The Woman’s Book of Dirty Words, and Not Ready for Granny Panties, Mary Fran proves small changes in self-talk yield big life changes, allowing individuals to redefine their lives both professionally and personally in a rapidly changing world. A Huffington Post and Thrive Global contributor, and regular columnist for Women’s Voices Magazine and Best Kept Self, Mary Fran inspires and motivates readers and listeners to tame the self-talk beast, leading them to personal and professional renewal and success. After thirty years’ experience as owner of a full-service recruiting firm, and finding herself in the middle of a perfect life storm—turning 50, a crashing economy, and most devastating, a son with serious addiction issues—Mary Fran created the blog, Not Ready for Granny Panties, authoring two books in the series and developing a life-affirming brand full of practical wisdom and wit. A frequent media guest and speaker, audiences delight in her empowering and entertaining message.

What’s in a Name?

By: Mary Fran Bontempo To hear an audio version of this post, click the play arrow below. If only it were that easy. Last week, Sean "Puffy" Combs, a.k.a. P. Diddy, a.k.a. Diddy, announced that he's again changing his name, back to the Puff Daddy which originally brought him fame, and later infamy, back in 2001. Or is he changing it to Sean John, his real name? Is that even a change, when [...]

2018-10-30T09:43:37-04:00April 1st, 2014|0 Comments

Resurrection–A Television Review

By: Mary Fran Bontempo "I see dead people." The line is from 1999's The Sixth Sense, not ABC's new series, Resurrection. But it could be. Because suddenly, the people from Arcadia, Missouri, are seeing lots of dead people. Not as ghosts, but as living, breathing, resurrected humans. At least they look like humans. They talk like humans, too, and are complete with all of the memories of their past lives, whether they've been [...]

2018-10-30T09:43:46-04:00March 28th, 2014|0 Comments

Sorry, Wrong Number

By: Mary Fran Bontempo As if there weren't a large enough cacophony of voices willing to speak up when I'm on the wrong track, a new one has added her opinion to the fray. My car. Yes, my new Chevy Malibu has decided to join with the legion of others all too willing to correct me when I'm wrong. It's been a long time since the Bontempos have owned a new car. Ten [...]

2018-10-30T09:43:51-04:00March 25th, 2014|0 Comments
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